Jabalpur, Mar 6 (UNI) A medical counsellor suffered severe burns after he was set on fire by a suspected AIDS patient at the medical college hospital here today.
Police said counsellor Sanjay Shrivastava, who suffered 80 percent burns, was being treated at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College hospital and his condition was serious.
A suspected AIDS patient Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal, a resident of Sidhi district, was undergoing counselling at the hospital for about a year. Enraged on a trivial issue during counselling this afternoon, Jaiswal doused the counsellor with kerosene and set him ablaze.
Police launched a drive in search of absconding accused, Additional Superintendent of Police Manohar Varma said.
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Police said counsellor Sanjay Shrivastava, who suffered 80 percent burns, was being treated at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College hospital and his condition was serious.
A suspected AIDS patient Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal, a resident of Sidhi district, was undergoing counselling at the hospital for about a year. Enraged on a trivial issue during counselling this afternoon, Jaiswal doused the counsellor with kerosene and set him ablaze.
Police launched a drive in search of absconding accused, Additional Superintendent of Police Manohar Varma said.
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