Delhi Gokalpuri Fire

A 33-year-old man died allegedly after pouring petrol over him and setting himself on fire when bank staff members came to seal and take possession of his house in northeast Delhi's Gokalpuri area on court orders, police said on Sunday.

A 33-year-old man on Saturday succumbed to burn injuries, who allegedly set himself on fire in the wake of the confiscation of his properties, in Delhi's Gokalpuri Village, police said.

Expressing grief, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that he would meet the people affected in the fire incident in jhuggis (shanties) in the Gokulpuri area of the national capital.

Seven people were killed in a major fire at Delhi's Gokalpuri on Friday night, officials said. The fire was brought under control on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

A 33-year-old man died allegedly after pouring petrol over him and setting himself on fire when bank staff members came to seal and take possession of his house in northeast Delhi's Gokalpuri area on court orders, police said on Sunday.

A 33-year-old man on Saturday succumbed to burn injuries, who allegedly set himself on fire in the wake of the confiscation of his properties, in Delhi's Gokalpuri Village, police said.

Expressing grief, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that he would meet the people affected in the fire incident in jhuggis (shanties) in the Gokulpuri area of the national capital.

Seven people were killed in a major fire at Delhi's Gokalpuri on Friday night, officials said. The fire was brought under control on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.