A 40-year-old man from Navi Mumbai attempted to immolate himself at the municipal commissioner Bhaskar Wankhede’s office yesterday after Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) officials allegedly made him run from pillar to lodge a complaint. He had gone to the office to lodge a complaint against a builder who has allegedly failed to allot him a flat.

Burning anger: Ramesh Pendan (second from right) attempted to immolate himself at the municipal commissioner’s office before staff intervened