India, Nov. 8 -- A 51-year-old man died after he allegedly set himself on fire outside a factory at Wazirpur Industrial Area in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar on Friday morning, police said on Saturday.

Police said the man had allegedly been stalking a 22-year-old woman, the daughter of an acquaintance, for the past few months.

According to an initial inquiry, police said the man was upset because she had not been heeding his advances, and he allegedly took the extreme step. He was already married and had children, according to police, who added that the woman works in the factory, outside of which he allegedly self-immolated.

Deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Akanksha Yadav said that on Friday morning, the Ashok Vihar police st...