Overview

• Officers at Nalgonda conducted a routine breathalyser test that found Narasimha’s blood alcohol concentration at 155 mg/100 ml, well above the legal limit, leading to FIR registration and seizure of his motorcycle.
• Narasimha returned to the One Town Police Station, questioned officers, and poured petrol on himself before igniting it as a form of protest.
• Home Guard Praveen and other on-duty personnel intervened with a blanket to douse the flames, sustaining burn injuries in the process.
• Police have launched a formal inquiry into the self-immolation inside the station and have not made any arrests so far.
• Self-immolation attempts are rare in India but have historically surfaced as extreme responses to perceived injustice.