TRS worker attempts suicide in front of minister, tries self-immolation

A Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) worker allegedly attempted suicide by setting himself on fire at a party meeting in front of state Transport Minister P Mahender Reddy in Tandur town of Vikarabad district the police said.

"One Ayub Khan after delivering a speech at the meeting came down from the dais and suddenly doused himself with kerosene and set himself ablaze. He has been shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad," a senior police officer said.

Khan, was a former president of TRS’ Tandur unit. Khan was disgruntled with the way party workers who had worked for the Telangana state separation had been ignored by the leadership.

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