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Outer Delhi Grocery Shop Fire Kills Couple Trapped Behind Shutter

Police say a suspected short circuit ignited plastic packets at the counter, with an electrified shutter reported to have blocked their escape.

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.