Delhi Property Dealer Charred to Death as His Clothes Catch Fire While Smoking

Jaichand Bidhuri, 72, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Author: India.com News Desk

Published: October 3, 2017, 10:06 AM IST

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New Delhi, October 3: A property dealer was charred to death on Monday after his clothes caught fire while smoking a beedi in his room in the national capital. The incident was reported from southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad area.

Jaichand Bidhuri, 72, was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Bidhuri’s wife told police that she had handed him some beedis and a matchbox before the unfortunate incident. She left him alone in the ground floor room of their house.

But when smoke was seen coming out of the room, his family rushed to see what was the matter but the door was found locked, police said. And by the time the door was broken, Bidhuri had sustained severe burn injuries, police added.

Police suspect that his clothes caught fire while he was smoking. The investigation is on.

With inputs from PTI