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A 39-year-old man died of burns on Wednesday, a day after he set himself ablaze in protest against the alleged disconnection of power supply to his house near here, in a suspected fallout of political enmity, police said.
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A 39-year-old man died of burns on Wednesday, a day after he set himself ablaze in protest against the alleged disconnection of power supply to his house near here, in a suspected fallout of political enmity, police said.
Neyyattinkara resident Sanil doused himself with kerosene and set himself afire on Tuesday night.
He died at a city hospital this morning, they said.
Sanil is a social activist and a politician.
He told the doctors about the power disconnection issue.
We need to verify other facts too, they added.
Locals alleged that the power supply to the victim`s house was disconnected following pressure exerted on the Kerala State Electricity Board authorities by his political rivals.
Sanil had unsuccessfully contested the local body elections held in December last.
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