Balangir: A 17-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide after four members of his family were killed in cylinder explosion in Odisha's Balangir district, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place at Kanut village under Belapada police station in Balangir district. The deceased has been identified as Drona Mahakuda.
On February 10, six members of Ada Bariha family were watching television in their house in the evening when the gas cylinder caught fire and exploded in the kitchen. All the members were seriously injured and admitted to Kantabanji County Health Centre. Later, they were shifted to the district hospital and a hospital in Rourkela when their condition became critical. However, four members succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
According to relatives, Drona was in grief ever since he heard the news of his family members death. On Saturday, Drona was alone at the house as his father and elder brother had gone to Rourkella to collect his mother's body from the hospital.