Drunk motorist attempts to immolate himself after being caught in Shamshabad

A biker, who was allegedly drunk, self-immolated after being caught during a drunken drive test at the Tondupally toll plaza in Shamshabad on city outskirts on Tuesday night.

The man, identified as Shiva Kumar from Mailardevpally who has a previous criminal record, was riding a motorcycle and tested



positive for alcohol during the special drive against drunken driving by the traffic cops. He had recorded a 157 BAC.

Police said Shiva was instructed to arrange somebody to drive him back to home. However, he picked up an argument with the traffic cops and left, only to return later and set himself on fire.