Drug Addict Fruit Vendor Self Immolates in Punjab

Drug addict fruit vendor self immolates in Punjab
His mother Kanti Devi reported that Vrinder was a drug addict. On Tuesday evening at around 5, he suddenly poured kerosene and set himself on fire. The nearby fruit vendors tried to put off the fire but till then he had already sustained 85 per cent burns.
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