An 80-year-old man is suspected to have ended his life by lighting his own pyre in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said.
The incident took place at a village in Kuhi tehsil on Monday.
The man, who died, was identified as Atmaram Motiram Thawkar.
Mr Thawkar belonged to an affluent family and was a follower of the Warkari sect, said a local police official.
Mr Thawkar had undergone a trachea surgery in 2006 but had not been cured completely, according to his family.
As per the initial probe, he performed puja at a village temple, collected firewood and made a pyre in a field. His half-burnt body was found later.
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