Ludhiana, Aug. 4 -- A Ludhiana resident allegedly set himself on fire inside a public washroom outside the city-1 police station in Khanna on Monday, moments after submitting a complaint, accusing a self-styled godman and his associates of harassing and duping him of Rs.73,000. He died on the spot. The deceased was a resident of Ishar Nagar in Ludhiana.

According to Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia, the victim had visited the police station to lodge a complaint against self-styled godman Charan Das, who operates from Lalheri Road in Khanna, and three of his associates, alleging that they had duped him of Rs.73,000 on the pretext of performing religious rituals to resolve his financial problems.

Finding no improvement in his situation, he dem...