A man was burned to death in Delhi's Ghazipur area after the car he was travelling in caught fire on Saturday night. The incident took place near Baba Banquet Hall in Delhi's Ghazipur area.
According to the police, the victim was burnt to death inside the car with his Wagon R completely charred, especially the driver's side reported NDTV.
The victim identified as Anil was a resident of Nawada in Greater Noida and was out to distribute his wedding cards, as per the report. He was to get married on February 14.
"He went out to distribute his wedding invitation cards in the afternoon. When he did not return till late evening, we tried calling him but his phone was switched off. Around 11-11:30, the police called us saying there was an accident and Anil was in hospital," the victim's elder brother Sumit said.
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Yogesh, Anil's brother-in-law said they both used to work together. "Anil was to marry my sister on February 14...We got to know about his death last night. We still don't know how the car caught fire," he said.
The cause behind the fire is not known yet while the victim's body has been sent for post-mortem and an investigation is underway, said the officials.
On Friday, a similar incident took place on the Delhi-Meerut expressway after a car caught fire near Ghazipur. Visuals of the incident shared online showed flames pouring out of the windows as onlookers filmed the incident.
Fortunately, there was no loss of life as there was no one inside the car when it caught fire.
Earlier this month, two people were charred to death after their vehicle caught fire in Hyderabad while travelling from Bacharam to Ghatkesa. Among the deceased was a man while the second body was burnt beyond recognition, according to reports.