Man addicted to nicotine immolates self

Rajkot: Suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms, a nicotine addict immolated himself in Morbi town early on Saturday morning.
Police said Suresh Rathod (35) was addicted to chewing tobacco and bidis. However, sale of tobacco products has been banned in the lockdown period and all paan shops have been closed. Rathod was depressed and suffering from withdrawal symptoms for the past one week.
Rathod was rushed to Rajkot Civil Hospital, where his condition is said to be serious. In his statement, Rathod said that he had taken the drastic step as he could not fight back the urge for nicotine.