He claims that he had made several representations to the collectorate in the past, but to no avail. Tired of this, he decided to commit self-immolation along with his family members.“Before Solanki and his family members could set themselves ablaze after pouring kerosene on their bodies, we caught them,” said an official from Pradyuman Nagar police station. Rajkot: One person from a family of five was detained while attempting self-immolation before the Rajkot district collectorate on Thursday afternoon.Police said Narsinh Solanki (58), a resident of Shramjivi Society on Dhebar Road in Rajkot, attempted self-immolation along with his family members — his mother Nirmala, son Jaideep and daughters — Manju and Labhu.Solanki wanted to draw the attention of the district administration to the alleged usurpation of his land on 80-feet Road in Rajkot.
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