A Chhattisgarh based journalist Saurabh Agarwal tried to kill himself on Thursday, accusing Chief Minister Raman Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Agarwal of harassment. Before consuming poison, Agarwal–who runs a local Hindi newspaper, Dainik Syahi, recorded his video statement and shared it on the social media.

As per the information provided by a friend of the scribe, who wished to remain anonymous, Agarwal tried to kill himself by drinking poison in front of the district court, Raigarh. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition remains critical, told his friend.

“Saurabh approached the district court demanding euthanasia,” told his friend.

His friend told NH that Saurabh was slapped with false cases of extorting money by the BJP leaders. Angered by his stories published in Dainik Syahi, the BJP leader Vijay Agarwal and his supporters had reportedly registered four FIRs against Saurabh.