24-year-old man doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Andijan on Thursday, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the man, R.F. attempted to commit suicide at about 10:40 pm near a Paynet top-up point in Ilgor mahalla.
The young man received burns and was taken to the provicnial branch of the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care.
Informaiton surfaced on social networks say that the man committed suicide because he lost a large sum of money in online casino.
The Prosecutor General's Office underscored that the reasons for the suicide attempt are being investigated, with forensic medical examination ordered as part of the pre-investigation probe.
