A 40-year-old man attempted suicide by setting himself ablaze in front of the Langar Houz police station in Hyderabad on Saturday.
The man, who sustained about 80% burns, was later identified as Pavan, a native of Uttar Pradesh.
He took the extreme step in an inebriated condition.
The police say that Pavan was mentally unsound and used to live on streets, mostly around the Langar Houz flyover.
Pavan, a native of Uttar Pradesh, had allegedly set his father ablaze a few years ago. Since then, he was abandoned by his mother, and he used to live on the streets.
Pavan has been shifted to the Osmania General Hospital for treatment, where his condition is said to be critical. (INN)