Young Socialist Durns Himself to Death

The Week Vol. 1, No. 12, 18 March 1964 · p. 11 of the scan · 66 words

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from Nigol Harris (Calcutta)

A 22-year-old Praja Socialist Party member burned himself to death in Fatehgarth, in mid-—Fsbruary, in protest against the Govern ment!s inability to check rising prices. Neighbours broke their way into his room only to find the man, Vishvambhar Singh, lying charred in a cot with a tin of potrol nearby. He left a note explaining his reasons for burning himself to death.