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Four kids burnt alive in Indian state

Published: 15 Jan 2017 - 03:15 am | Last Updated: 27 Nov 2021 - 10:02 pm

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Gurugram: Four children of a family were burnt to death and their parents injured when a house caught fire here yesterday morning, police said. Kusum, 14, Kanchan, 10, Rohit, 6, and Mohit, 5, were burnt alive and Kirpal Singh and Surajwati were injured when a fire broke out in their house in the fields of Mohammadpur village, near the Delhi-Gurugram expressway. Singh, hailing from Badaun district in Uttar Pradesh, does farming on nearly 4 acres of land on a contract basis.
He has been referred to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi as his condition is said to be critical, a relative of the victims said.