Man attempts suicide at RDO office; hospitalised

: A 40-year-old man caused a flutter at the Revenue Divisional Office here when he set himself ablaze after pouring kerosene over his body this morning.

The man who made the suicide bid was identified as Rajendran (40), who had come to give a petition to the RDO, police said.

He has been hospitalised and is in serious condition, they said.