The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday ordered a magisterial enquiry in the attempted self-immolation by an unemployed man outside Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's residence here.
Hardev Sinha, a resident of village Telinsatti in Dhamtari district, was admitted to hospital with 40 percent burn injuries after the Monday incident.
The Collector and District Magistrate of Dhamtari has ordered a magisterial probe based on prima facie report, said a press release from the Chhattisgarh Public Relations Department.
Manish Mishra, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Dhamtari, has been appointed the investigation officer. The Collector has set a one-month deadline for the probe.
The magisterial inquiry will find out the circumstances under which the incident happened, who the victim met before taking the extreme step, whether it is a case of abetment to suicide and why and how he came to Raipur when passenger buses are not operational, If he was mentally unstable, why didn’t the family take him for treatment, whether his name is on the family ration card, and whether the family has been provided ration in the last two months.