Overview
- The victims were identified as Vineet, 31, and his wife Renu, 29, who ran a small store in Tikri Kalan in the Mundka area.
- Police received a call about smoke and flames and found the shutter partly down with dense smoke inside before forcing it open with a wooden log.
- Both were taken to Oscar Hospital in Bahadurgarh, where doctors declared them dead on arrival due to severe suffocation.
- Preliminary findings point to a short circuit at the counter that ignited nearby plastic packets, and officers noted an electric current in the shutter that impeded escape.
- The crime team and fire brigade inspected the site, an investigation is underway, and reports differ on whether the incident occurred Friday evening or was reported Saturday.