Trader sets himself on fire in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 60-year-old trader set himself on fire in a South-West Delhi locality and was hospitalised with serious burn injuries.

Wasir Chand, a resident of Tilak Nagar in West Delhi, had been admitted to Safdarjung hospital after he tried to set himself ablaze using kerosene near the bus stand in Jaffar Pur Kalan area.

He owns a photo studio in Uttam Nagar in West Delhi and had rented out another shop.

Though his family claimed Chand was upset over the MCD sealing drive, he told police that he was depressed because of domestic problems.