Overview
- Vineet, 31, and his wife Renu, 29, died of suffocation inside their small grocery shop in Delhi’s Tikri Kalan, according to police.
- Locals reported smoke and flames on Friday, and responding officers found the shutter partially lowered with dense smoke inside.
- A preliminary police inquiry suggests a short circuit at the counter area ignited plastic packets, accelerating the fire.
- An electric current running through the metal shutter reportedly prevented the couple from getting out as they tried to escape.
- Police forced the shutter open with a wooden log and rushed the pair to Oscar Hospital in Bahadurgarh, where they were declared dead, and the fire brigade and crime team have inspected the site as the investigation continues.