**An Indian boy who set himself on fire demanding a separate state called Telangana in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has died in hospital.**S Yadaiah, 19, set himself ablaze on Saturday during a protest by students in the capital, Hyderabad, demanding a new state.
Yadaiah, an orphan, died of his injuries in a city hospital on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh has seen weeks of violent protests for and against the proposals to form a new state.
Reports say Yadaiah took out a bottle containing petrol from his bag, doused himself and lit a match while looking on at a procession of university students.
Divisions
“The suicide note in his bag shows that he was frustrated due to lack of proper employment,” police official Srinivasa Rao was quoted as saying by The Indian Express newspaper.
“He wrote that a separate Telangana state would ensure jobs for hundreds of youths like him and that he was immolating himself in protest against the delay in formation of the new state.”
In December, Indian authorities said Telangana would be carved out of the northern districts of Andhra Pradesh, but later said more talks were needed.
The Indian government has decided to set up a committee to look into demands for the formation of Telangana state.
But protesting politicians are calling for the immediate creation of Telangana.
In January, a meeting of different political parties to discuss the issue failed to arrive at a consensus.
Correspondents say there are deep divisions within political parties over the Telangana issue.
The final decision to create a new state lies with the Indian parliament, but the sharply divided state assembly must pass a resolution approving its creation.