New Delhi: On his way to airport to board a flight to Europe, a 42-year-old business man was charred to death as he failed to escape out of his moving SUV when it caught fire in Mahendra Park area in northwest Delhi.
Ajay Gupta, a resident of Alipur, was on his way to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Mahindra XUV 500 on Thursday night when the incident happened. When Gupta reached Mukarba Chowk Flyover, his vehicle caught fire when in motion.
Police were informed that a vehicle has caught fire and a man was trapped inside.
"Two fire tenders were rushed but the vehicle was completely burnt and the fire was extinguished by the time the extinguishers reached the scene", a senior fire department officer said.
A fully charred body was pulled out of the SUV. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. A Forensic Science Laboratory team inspected the scene. The report is awaited.
During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that the automatic system of the car got locked due to fire, hence Gupta could not get out of the vehicle. The post-mortem was conducted on Friday morning and the body was handed over to the family members.
Gupta used to run a transport business. He has three children. According to his family member, he left the house at around 10 pm on Thursday for the airport as he along with his friends had planned a trip to Europe. Another family member said that they received the information about the incident on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
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