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Ex-DSP, 5 kin die of suffocation as house catches fire in Kathua
According to police, some locals noticed the flames in the house of the ex-DSP, Avtar Krishan Raina (81), in Shiv Nagar area of Kathua around 2:30 am, when all family members were asleep. The neighbours rushed to the family’s rescue and shifted them to Govt Medical College Hospital, where six of them were declared dead on arrival.
Police said suffocation due to smoke inhalation was cited as the cause of deaths. The deceased were identified as Raina, his daughter Barkha Raina (25), son Takash Raina (3), grandson Advik Raina (4) and two other relatives, Ganga Bhagat (17) and Danish Bhagat (15).
Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is the MP from Kathua, and LG Manoj Sinha expressed grief over the deaths and wished speedy recovery to the injured. tnn
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