Businessman commits suicide by taking fire bath

Kondagaon. The operator of a furniture shop located in Jai Stambh Chowk of the district set himself on fire last night due to unknown reasons. The injured was taken to the district hospital of Kondagaon, from where he was sent to Mekaj for better treatment, but he died on the way. The body was sent to Kondagaon after the PM.

It was told that Jitendra Golchha (Jain), resident of Main Road, Kondagaon, came to his house on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday, where all the family members were sleeping. Jitendra suddenly set himself on fire in front of his furniture shop located 500 meters away from his house.

Seeing the incident, the nearby people extinguished the fire and took the businessman to Kondagaon District Hospital with the help of 108. After which the people nearby informed the family about the incident. The family members reached the district hospital of Kondagaon, seeing the condition of the injured, he was sent to the Medical College of Jagdalpur for better treatment, where he died before reaching the hospital.

While there was mourning among the family members after the incident, the reason for the sudden suicide by the businessman is still not understood. According to the family members, he was out of the house for 2 to 3 days, after which he returned home only this morning, taking such a step so suddenly after his arrival is a shock for the family members too.