New Delhi: A man on his way to distribute his wedding invitation cards died after the car he was travelling in caught fire in Delhi on Saturday night. The incident occurred near Baba Banquet Hall in Ghazipur. Authorities said that the man was unable to escape and perished in the blaze inside the vehicle.
Video from the scene shows the charred remains of the Wagon R, with the driver’s side severely affected by the fire. The victim, a resident of Nawada in Greater Noida, was scheduled to get married on February 14, according to officials, NDTV reported.
Brother recounts family’s shock
“He left in the afternoon to hand out his wedding invitations. When he didn’t come back by late evening, we tried to call him, but his phone was switched off. Around 11 to 11:30 p.m., the police contacted us to inform that there had been an accident, and Anil was in the hospital,” said Sumit, the victim’s elder brother.
Yogesh, the victim’s brother-in-law, said that both he and Anil worked together. “Anil was supposed to marry my sister on February 14… We learned about his death last night. We still have no clarity on how the car caught fire,” he said. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. The victim’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, and investigations are ongoing, officials confirmed.
Man sets neighbour’s car on fire
Last month, a separate incident in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area saw a man setting his neighbour’s car ablaze, allegedly due to a parking dispute. According to news agency PTI, Rahul Bhasin, the primary suspect, frequently quarreled with Ranjeet Chauhan over parking issues. Following one such altercation, Bhasin, along with his friends, decided to torch Chauhan’s car. The entire episode was captured on CCTV.
