A college student succumbed to the burn injuries he suffered during a self-immolation bid after he was denied permission to appear in an examination over non-payment of fees in Budhana town of this district.
Three policemen, including Sub-Inspector Nand Kishor and constables Vineet and Gyanvir, have been sent to police lines for negligence of duty, SSP Sanjay Kumar said.
According to victim’s uncle Sachin Rana, the student (22) died during treatment at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
His body is expected to reach his hometown on Monday (November 10, 2025), police said.
The second-year BA student of DAV College, Budhana, had sustained 70% burn injuries after setting himself on fire on Saturday (November 8, 2025). He was initially taken to a local hospital and later referred to Delhi in critical condition.
