UP Shocker: Elderly Couple, Son Die Due to Suffocation From Smoke Inside Their House In Kanpur

UP Shocker: Elderly Couple, Son Die Due to Suffocation From Smoke Inside Their House In Kanpur

Puran Chand Sharma, 80, his wife Mithlesh Sharma, 78, and their son Narendra Sharma, 52, died in their sleep after they left the fire burning throughout the night.

IANSUpdated: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 01:00 PM IST
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Kanpur, January 23: An elderly couple and their son died after they inhaled smoke from a makeshift fireplace in their home in the Juhi locality of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The police said that the cause of death was asphyxiation.

They died in their sleep after they left the fire burning

Puran Chand Sharma, 80, his wife Mithlesh Sharma, 78, and their son Narendra Sharma, 52, died in their sleep after they left the fire burning throughout the night.

They were discovered motionless in the morning

They were discovered motionless in the morning on Monday after which family members rushed them to a hospital where they were declared dead on arrival. Two others who were also in the room, Nimisha, 20, and Dhruv, 18, were also hospitalised.

'The fire was left burning at the insistence of parents'

The elderly couple’s younger son Sudhir said the condition of Nimisha and Dhruv was stable. “The fire was left burning at the insistence of parents who needed its warmth due to the cold,” he said. DCP South Ravindra Kumar said a forensic team was examining the incident site.

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