This Article is From Jul 03, 2012

Road rage: Man burnt alive in Rajasthan

Jaipur: In an apparent case of road-rage, a 22-year- old man was burnt to death by two unidentified youths over an altercation with him following a minor accident in Jaipur, police said Tuesday.

The unidentified youths poured petrol on the victim and set him afire in the city's Mahesh Nagar area on Monday night. The man succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital on Tuesday, police said.

According to the police, the deceased, identified as Dipendra Kumar, worked with a travel agency.

"He was returning home after work late on Monday night when two youths on a bike hit the auto rickshaw in which he was travelling in. They were trying to overtake the auto rickshaw," a police officer said.

The officer said that it led to a verbal fight between Dipendra and the duo. "The youths were carrying with them a patrol can. They poured it on Dipendra and set him on fire. The youths then sped away from the spot," the officer said.

Dipendra was rushed to SMS Hospital where he died while undergoing treatment on Tuesday.

"We have launched a search for the two youths," the officer said.

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