A 45-year-old man died of burn injuries which he sustained while trying to light hearth at his house in Purana Anna Nagar under Govindpura police station area on Saturday; deceased was a watch list criminal of Govindpura police.
According to the police, the deceased Sundar Pillai sustained burn injuries at his house at around 8 in the evening and was rushed to a nearby hospital and later he died.
In the initial investigation it was found that the deceased sustained burn injuries after he tried to lit hearth to cook food.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of the CrPC was registered.
The locals told the police that Sundar came heavily drunk and after entering tried to cook food and was trying to lit hearth. He put kerosene to lit the wood but poured it heavily and fire spread in which his clothes caught fire. The neighbours rushed to rescue and took him to hospital where he died.
The deceased was habitual offender and his wife separated and used to live with her children while Sundar used to live alone. After he came drunk he was trying to cook food but met accident and later died.
Police said that the deceased died to burn injuries which was accidental and caused his death. At the time of the incident he was alone at the home which leaves no reason to doubt for any foul play.