Man tries to self-immolate in Baneshwar

January 25, Kathmandu: A man attempted to kill himself by immolation in Baneshwar of Kathmandu on Tuesday.

36-year-old Prem Prasad Acharya of Ilam district tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire, police said.

The spokesperson of the Kathmandu Valley Police Office, Superintendent of Police Sitaram Rijal, shared that the motive behind the incident was yet to be known and the investigation was ongoing.

Acharya was rushed to the Kirtipur burn hospital, where he is undergoing treatment