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Helper Dies in Vikaspuri Bus Fire as Police Probe Suspected Incense Ignition

Officials report no sign of foul play, with a post-mortem at DDU Hospital pending.

Overview

  • The victim was Sunil Sharma, 25, a helper who regularly slept in the parked vehicle in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri.
  • The Delhi Fire Service received the alert around 12:33 am and deployed three tenders that extinguished the blaze in about an hour.
  • Police say an incense stick or mosquito coil used to repel mosquitoes is the suspected ignition source, pending forensic confirmation.
  • The Tata bus bore a Haryana registration, operated under Uber, and is owned by Vijay Kumar.
  • Investigators found no indication of foul play, sent the body to DDU Hospital for post-mortem, and initiated proceedings under Section 194 of the BNSS.