<p>Bengaluru: Vigilant on-duty police officials intervened to stop a man in dire financial condition from setting fire to himself near Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s home office on Kumara Krupa Road on Sunday.</p>.<p>Police identified the man as 32-year-old Pawan Kumar, a resident of KR Puram, originally from Sharan Sirasagi in Kalaburagi district.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Assistant Sub-Inspector Manjunath, stationed at 'Krishna' at 8 am, said he noticed Kumar standing in front of the CM’s office with a bottle of petrol around 11.15 am. Kumar proceeded to pour the petrol and attempted to set himself on fire with a matchstick.</p>.<p>Manjunath, along with head constables Ravi Kumar and Sathyanna, and police constable Ramu, snatched the match box and escorted him to the pavement.</p>.<p><strong>Burdened with debt</strong></p>.<p>On prodding, Kumar revealed that he was burdened with debt and allegedly faced harassment from loan sharks.</p>.<p>He had lodged a complaint at the KR Puram police station on February 29, but as the authorities were preoccupied with the Rameshwaram Café blast case, his grievances could not be addressed, a well-placed source told DH.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Kumar arrived at the Chief Minister’s Office and attempted self-immolation since he could not access the office.</p>.<p>The High Grounds police registered a case under IPC Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide). “The person will be released on station bail,” said a police official.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Vigilant on-duty police officials intervened to stop a man in dire financial condition from setting fire to himself near Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s home office on Kumara Krupa Road on Sunday.</p>.<p>Police identified the man as 32-year-old Pawan Kumar, a resident of KR Puram, originally from Sharan Sirasagi in Kalaburagi district.</p>.<p>In his complaint, Assistant Sub-Inspector Manjunath, stationed at 'Krishna' at 8 am, said he noticed Kumar standing in front of the CM’s office with a bottle of petrol around 11.15 am. Kumar proceeded to pour the petrol and attempted to set himself on fire with a matchstick.</p>.<p>Manjunath, along with head constables Ravi Kumar and Sathyanna, and police constable Ramu, snatched the match box and escorted him to the pavement.</p>.<p><strong>Burdened with debt</strong></p>.<p>On prodding, Kumar revealed that he was burdened with debt and allegedly faced harassment from loan sharks.</p>.<p>He had lodged a complaint at the KR Puram police station on February 29, but as the authorities were preoccupied with the Rameshwaram Café blast case, his grievances could not be addressed, a well-placed source told DH.</p>.<p>On Sunday, Kumar arrived at the Chief Minister’s Office and attempted self-immolation since he could not access the office.</p>.<p>The High Grounds police registered a case under IPC Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide). “The person will be released on station bail,” said a police official.</p>