Man self immolates near Viharamahadevi Park
January 5, 2015 11:16 am
A 72-year-old person has self-immolated in front of the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, early hours of this morning.
The wounded person has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Colombo National Hospital with life threatening injuries. The victim who is a resident of Pannipitiya, kottwa has set himself on fire after pouring a bottle of kerosene oil, the police said.
The police have not yet disclosed reasons behind the suicide attempt.
Meanwhile, five persons including two women were injured and hospitalized after a house caught on fire in Mahaiyawa area in Kandy, this morning. The police suspect that gas leak may have caused the fire.
