Kathmandu. A man attempted self-immolation in front of the passport department. A man attempted self-immolation in front of the gate number 3 of the Passport Department in Tripureshwor on Thursday. 

According to police, the man set himself on fire by pouring petroleum on his body. 

He was rescued and taken to Bir Hospital for treatment, police said.The identity of the man is yet to be ascertained and further details of the incident are awaited.