Today, villagers from Koregaon village in Dharmabad taluka attempted to set themselves on fire in front of the district collector's office. They resorted to this extreme action due to the absence of a road leading to the village crematorium. The police intervened and arrested the protesters.
The residents of Koregaon village in Dharmabad taluka had been demanding a road to the village crematorium for several years. Frustrated with the authorities inaction, they threatened to commit suicide by setting themselves on fire in front of the district collector's office today. The police, who were deployed outside the office, managed to prevent any untoward incident by detaining the protesters who had poured petrol on themselves.