India, Aug. 29 -- Bhubaneswar: A 46-year-old lawyer allegedly died by self-immolation after setting himself on fire atop his four-storey house in Pandara under Mancheswar police limits in Bhubaneswar late Thursday night.
The deceased has been identified as Deepak Sahu, who was a resident of Ward-18 in Pandara. Police recovered his half-burnt body from the roof and sent it to Capital Hospital for a post-mortem.
According to reports, Deepak, who lived with his wife, two children, and mother, had been suffering from mental illness and was under medication. However, the reasons behind his extreme step remain unclear.
Family members said the incident occurred around 10 pm when his wife asked him to have dinner. Deepak replied that he was fee...