India, Feb. 13 -- A 29-year-old man from Turkmenistan allegedly inflicted injuries on himself on Wednesday outside a hotel in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said, adding that the tourist was in an inebriated state during the incident.

Police identified the man as Jeyhun, who had come to India last month and was staying in Delhi. Police said he was staying at the Paharganj hotel for 21 days and had run out of money.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Anant Mittal of Central district said, "As per the information received, on Wednesday night, he came to the hotel in a very unstable condition. He was under the influence of some intoxicating substance, most probably alcohol. He had checked out the of the hotel earlier and demanded ...