Truck owner attempts to set himself on fire

Tirupur: A tipper truck owner attempted to set himself on fire in front of Dharapuram police station on Saturday morning. However, cops stopped him.
The truck owner was identified as S Kanniyappan, 28, of Chinnakkampalayam near Dharapuram. Officials of the department of geology and mining had seized his truck for illegally carrying gravel from Chinnakkampalayam Aadi Dravidar Colony near Dharapuram on Saturday at 1.30am. The vehicle was later handed over to the Dharapuram police. Around 3am, Kanniyappan visited the Dharapuram police station, doused himself with diesel and tried to set himself on fire.
Police constable Sathishkumar foiled the attempt and took Kanniyappan to the government hospital at Dharapuram, where he was treated as an out-patient. TNN