A Bengaluru-based couple threatened to self-immolate themselves as a protest against demolition
drive. The couple got rescued as the woman was ready with the matchstick to light herself and her
husband on fire. The dramatic video of the incident has since been making rounds of social media. The
incident was reported from Bengaluru’s Gayatri Layout in the K R Puram area.
According to reports, Sona Singh and Sunil Singh, had doused themselves with inflammable liquid and
had threatened to immolate. In a desperate protest against the city’s civic body’s demolition drive, the
couple also noted that they had documents to prove that their house was constructed legally and was
not made over a drain. Reportedly, the couple owned a three-storey building which was scheduled to be
demolished.
Seeing the couple about to self-immolate, the locals alerted the fire and emergency personnel of the city
who rushed to the spot Harrowing video of the incident shows personnel from emergency department
pouring water over the couple as the woman is just about to light a matchstick and set herself and her
husband on fire.
Reportedly personnel from the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) were on a demolition drive
at the SR layout when they came across the irate couple.
Source: Shiksha News
