Father and son sleeping in grocery shop burnt to death, charred bodies found

A tragic accident came to light late Saturday night in Khurda district of Odisha, where a father and son sleeping inside a grocery shop were burnt alive due to fire. This incident has created an atmosphere of mourning and shock in the entire area. The deceased have been identified as Rajesh Sahu and his son Laxmidhar Sahu. Both were residents of Sanpadar village of Begunia police station area. Rajesh used to run a small grocery shop in the village. This shop was also his resting place at night.

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According to initial information, on Saturday night the father and son had dinner as usual and went to sleep inside the shop. Suddenly a fire broke out in the shop late at night. Within no time the fire spread rapidly and engulfed the entire shop. The fire was so terrible that both of them did not get a chance to get out and they got trapped inside. Both of them died on the spot due to severe burn injuries.

Information about the incident came to light on Sunday morning when the people of the village saw smoke coming from the shop. When people went closer and looked inside, the shop was completely burnt and the burnt bodies of father and son were lying inside. After this the villagers immediately informed the police. As soon as the information was received, Begunia police station reached the spot. Police have recovered both the bodies and started investigation. At present, the exact cause of the fire has not been known. Police suspect that the fire may have been caused by short circuit or some other accidental cause. Detailed investigation of the case is going on.

What did the relative of the deceased tell?

Sanjay Sahu, a relative of the deceased, said, “My brother, we used to stay here often. Last night, they cooked chicken and came to the shop at 11 in the night. I come here every morning at 6 to take a bath. Today when I came, I saw that the shop was not open, whereas the shop opens till 4-5 in the morning. When I knocked on the door, no one answered. When I got suspicious, I broke the asbestos and entered inside and saw that he was dead.” The deceased is my brother. We don’t think that someone might have done this out of malice. The doors were closed from all sides. There is no such thing as an enemy.

(Report- Shubham Kumar)

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