Overview
- Vineet, 31, and Renu, 29, were found unconscious in their Tikri Kalan store Friday night and were declared dead at Oscar Hospital in Bahadurgarh.
- Police say the blaze likely began at the counter due to a short circuit that set plastic packets alight, rapidly filling the shop with smoke.
- The couple pulled down the shutter during the fire and could not reopen it; officers forced it up with a wooden log to reach them.
- Investigators are examining reports that an electric current on the shutter blocked escape and repelled rescuers, with crime and fire teams collecting evidence.
- The Delhi Fire Services contained the blaze with two tenders, a post-mortem is pending, and the family is seeking answers while caring for the couple’s sons, aged 10 and 8.