Law suit filed for self-burned man against village

The brother of a man who was seriously burned after dousing himself in gasoline last week has filed a lawsuit against a village committee in Haidian district court.

Xi Xinzhu was burned after six men allegedly broke into his family's home on the afternoon of Dec 14 and tried to force them to leave.

He and his wife returned to Beijing from the United States after the committee ordered his family to vacate their home in June so the property could be turned into grassland.