Indore (MP), March 23 Autopsy reports have confirmed that all eight victims of a massive fire at a three-story house in Indore last week died from burn injuries and suffocation, police said on Monday.
Following the incident on March 18, the relatives of the deceased alleged negligence in the rescue operation and expressed suspicion that an electric current had spread through the house. However, police dismissed this claim, citing the autopsy reports.
According to police, the fire broke out around 4 am on March 18 at the house of businessman Manoj Pugalia in Brajeshwari Annex Colony. Pugalia, his daughter-in-law Simran, and six other close relatives died in the incident. Two children were among the deceased.
Police had claimed that the fire started in an electric car outside the house after an explosion at its charging point, and the flames subsequently engulfed the entire building.
On Monday, Manish Lodha, in-charge of the Tilak Nagar police station, said that the autopsy reports of all eight victims have been received.
"The reports indicate that all eight deaths were a result of both burn injuries and suffocation," he said.
One of the victims, a six-year-old boy, suffered severe burns, and the body parts were found in a mutilated state, the official said.
If necessary, DNA testing of these body parts would be conducted, he added.
