The incident took place at a village in Kuhi tehsil on Monday. (Representational)Nagpur: An 80-year-old man is suspected to have ended his life by lighting his own pyre in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district, police said.The incident took place at a village in Kuhi tehsil on Monday.The man, who died, was identified as Atmaram Motiram Thawkar.Mr Thawkar belonged to an affluent family and was a follower of the Warkari sect, said a local police official.Mr Thawkar had undergone a trachea surgery in 2006 but had not been cured completely, according to his family.As per the initial probe, he performed puja at a village temple, collected firewood and made a pyre in a field. His half-burnt body was found later.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)