A 46-year-old woman tried to immolate herself in front of the Maharashtra Assembly complex, where the winter session is underway, in south Mumbai on Friday, but security personnel present there thwarted her bid, an official said.

The woman, identified as Rajlaxmi Pille from Nashik, poured petrol on herself at Usha Mehta Chowk around 12 noon but was overpowered by security personnel before she could light a match, he said.