<p>A shopkeeper tried to immolate himself on the outskirts of Patna on Thursday, in presence of a posse of police and Railway Protection Force personnel who were trying to remove encroachments in the area, a senior official said.</p>.<p>According to District Magistrate, Patna, Chandrashekhar Singh, the incident took place in Gulzarbagh locality where Railways had sought help for removing encroachments.</p>.<p>"Accordingly, officials of local administration and local police station had accompanied the RPF personnel who were to evict the encroachers", the DM told PTI.</p>.<p>This was met with resistance from some of the locals, one of whom rushed into his shop nearby and lit a fire after pouring paint thinner on himself.</p>.<p>"The flames were doused quickly but the man suffered grievous burn injuries and was rushed to a hospital. His condition is critical. Further investigations are on", added the DM.</p>.<p>Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Amit Ranjan said "some of the security personnel and a bystander also suffered injuries while trying to extinguish the fire".</p>.<p>Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway zone Virendra Kumar also confirmed that help had been sought from the district administration for removing the encroachments.</p>
<p>A shopkeeper tried to immolate himself on the outskirts of Patna on Thursday, in presence of a posse of police and Railway Protection Force personnel who were trying to remove encroachments in the area, a senior official said.</p>.<p>According to District Magistrate, Patna, Chandrashekhar Singh, the incident took place in Gulzarbagh locality where Railways had sought help for removing encroachments.</p>.<p>"Accordingly, officials of local administration and local police station had accompanied the RPF personnel who were to evict the encroachers", the DM told PTI.</p>.<p>This was met with resistance from some of the locals, one of whom rushed into his shop nearby and lit a fire after pouring paint thinner on himself.</p>.<p>"The flames were doused quickly but the man suffered grievous burn injuries and was rushed to a hospital. His condition is critical. Further investigations are on", added the DM.</p>.<p>Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Amit Ranjan said "some of the security personnel and a bystander also suffered injuries while trying to extinguish the fire".</p>.<p>Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway zone Virendra Kumar also confirmed that help had been sought from the district administration for removing the encroachments.</p>