Overview
- Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital alerted police on Saturday after two children were admitted with burn injuries.
- The victims were identified as Ansh, 1, who died during treatment, and Pari, 4, who remains under care at GTB Hospital.
- The incident occurred in Rajeev Camp, Jhilmil in East Delhi’s Shahdara area, according to police statements.
- Their mother told officers she had stepped out briefly while cooking and returned to find the bed near a gas stove ablaze.
- Investigators are examining whether a short circuit or a stove-related cause led to the fire, and the boy’s body has been preserved for legal procedures.