A 20-year-old student tried to commit suicide in front of the State Legislative Assembly building on Thursday, demanding statehood for Telangana.
The youth, later identified as Shekhar Goud, tried to immolate himself by dousing kerosene on his body.
Raising Jai Telangana slogans, he started approaching Gate II of the Assembly, trying in vain to stop the vehicular traffic, jumping in front of speeding vehicles.
However, the policemen deployed at the Assembly rushed and took Goud into their custody.
He was immediately shifted to the Saifabad Police Station for further investigation.
Enquiries revealed that Goud hailed from Pendurthi mandal in Medak district, and that he is a student of polytechnic. (INN)