UP youth, who alleged harassment by BJP MLA, dies after setting himself on fire

A youth, who attempted self-immolation near the residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, here last week died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Monday.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): A youth, who attempted to set himself on fire in front of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's official residence last week, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Monday, said the Lucknow police. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Anand Mishra, a resident of Unnao.

According to official sources, the youth was admitted to the Civil Hospital in Lucknow where he succumbed to injuries. Disclosing the details, the Emergency Medical Officer of Civil Hospital, Rahul Kashyap, informed that the police present at the CM's residence said that the youth had brought some inflammable material with him and set himself on fire.

"During the treatment, the deceased alleged that he was harassed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bamba Lal Diwakar," said Kashyap. Meanwhile, BJP MLA Diwakar on April 21 filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the deceased at Makhi police station for threatening him.

This comes after a Facebook post and audio of the deceased went viral in the last few weeks in which he threatened BJP MLA. Further investigation into the incident is underway. Paying condolences to the Mishra's family, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted in Hindi, "Saddened by the death of Anand Mishra of Unnao, who attempted immolation outside CM's residence after being harassed by the BJP MLA. A case of murder should be registered against all those who forced him to die by suicide and those who did not listen to the victim." (With agency inputs)