Jammu, Nov 10: Tension spread in the Kotli Mian Fateh area near Bishnah Ring Road on Monday morning after a 55-year-old man was found engulfed in flames under mysterious circumstances.

Officials identified the victim as Puran Chand, son of Dev Raj, a resident of Ward No. 2, Devi Dawara Mandir, R S Pura. Locals who spotted him burning immediately alerted the police.

A team from Police Station Miran Sahib, led by the Station House Officer, rushed to the site, assisted in extinguishing the fire, and shifted the critically injured man to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for treatment.

Subsequently, a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team examined the scene and collected samples for analysis. Police have launched an investigation to ascertain whether it was a case of self-immolation o

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