Saturday, Aug 25, 2012
A 10-year-old boy is battling for his life after allegedly dousing himself in kerosene and setting himself on fire at his home in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, Makkal Osai reported.
He was admitted to hospital with 60 per cent burns on his body.
Family members suspect the Primary Four schoolboy was influenced by TV images of a rickshaw rider torching himself in protest against an eviction notice in Sivakasi last Saturday.
Hearing the boy's screams, neighbours rushed to his house, put out the fire and took him to hospital.
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A 10-year-old boy is battling for his life after allegedly dousing himself in kerosene and setting himself on fire at his home in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, Makkal Osai reported.
He was admitted to hospital with 60 per cent burns on his body.
Family members suspect the Primary Four schoolboy was influenced by TV images of a rickshaw rider torching himself in protest against an eviction notice in Sivakasi last Saturday.
Hearing the boy's screams, neighbours rushed to his house, put out the fire and took him to hospital.
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