mandyamysore in a bizarre incident a man was set on fire by a youth for demanding repayment of loan in krishnaraja pet in mandya district the victim is battling for life at krishnaraja hospital in mysore k r pete rural police said have arrested yogesh 32 of hariharapura village who tried to kill his fellow villager rangegowda 44 by setting him on the fire rangegowda had given rs 3000 hand loan to yogesh few months back but when rangegowda started insisting yogesh to repay him the principal amount the borrower reportedly took to extreme rangegowda on the evening of wednesday again insisted yogesh to return loan amount for purchase of chemical fertilizers this angered yogesh who later picked up a quarrel with him and then with the help of his friends he poured kerosene and set rangegowda on fire yogesh fled the spot along with his friends later villagers came to rangegowdas rescue and took him to hospital after dousing fire police arrested yogesh and launched man hunt for other nine accused persons a case has been k r pete rural police station when contacted k r hospital burns ward chief dr mohan a plastic surgeon said rangegowda has suffered burns over abdomen arm neck and chest region as of now he is out of danger and responding to the treatment