A Prostester has accidentally set himself on fire during an effigy-burning as teachers staged a rally about contracts.

Sukhminder Singh Mann, 35, was rushed to hospital after he was engulfed in flames – he suffered horrific burns but his condition was said to be stable.

The horror reportedly happened yesterday when he was sprinkling petrol to a burning dummy depicting the Punjab government but he got caught on fire.

He had been taking part in demonstrations in Bathinda, India over the Punjab government’s education policy.