Overview

• Delhi Police forced entry into a locked single-room dwelling in South Delhi’s Dakshinpuri area after a PCR call and found four men unconscious.
• Three of the men—identified as Imran alias Salman, Mohsin and an unidentified individual—were pronounced dead; the fourth, Haseeb, is in critical condition at AIIMS Trauma Centre.
• Authorities suspect suffocation but have not ruled out a gas leak and are awaiting post-mortem results.
• The victims, all working as air-conditioning mechanics, were initially treated at Ambedkar Hospital before transfers to Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS.
• The incident underscores the dangers of overcrowded accommodations with inadequate ventilation and unregulated gas cylinder storage.