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.