Thiruvananthapuram: A bus driver with a private school in Sreekaryam Idavakkonam in Thiruvananthapuram, committed suicide by setting himself ablaze after he lost his job on Monday.
Sreekumar, a native of Maruthur in Vattappara, set himself on fire while sitting inside an autorickshaw in the school premises.
He was a driver with Chembaka school here.
The school had fired Sreekumar from his job. Even though he had reached the school this morning to join duty, he was not allowed to. Following this, Sreekumar went and sat inside an autorickshaw that was parked near the school, poured petrol on himself and the auto and immolated himself.
He had written letters addressed to the Chief Minister, to the Collector and the Police and entrusted it with a fellow colleague before taking his own life.
