Alwar: A six-year-old girl was charred to death after a fire broke out in the house in a village in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said on Tuesday.
Deceased, Sana, was alone at home as her parents had gone to the neighbourhood for Eid-ul-Adha.
The incident took place in Agra village under Govindgarh police station area of the district. Govindgarh Tehsildar Ramesh Khatana, who reached the spot, said he was informed over phone that a girl died due to fire in Agra village. Khatana said he reached the spot and spoke to the locals. A report has been prepared in this connection, he added.
Sana's father Azharuddin said the family members had gone to the neighborhood due to Eid-ul-Adha. "Sana was left at home as she was sleeping. On hearing about the fire we ran home and the flames were doused after a lot of effort. But we could not save Sana," he said.