Hyderabad, April 24 --  The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employee who set himself ablaze at the Narsampet depot in Warangal district after demands to resolve the agency staff's grievances fell on deaf ears, died on Thursday, April 23, after battling for his life.

The driver, identified as 50-year-old Shankar Goud, attempted suicide by dousing himself in petrol and setting himself on fire. Surrounding RTC workers immediately rushed to his rescue and extinguished the flames engulfing the bus driver. However, Goud had sustained nearly 85  per cent burn injuries.

He was immediately shifted to MGM Hospital in Warangal, where his condition was declared critical. Doctors advised his transfer to DRDO Apollo...