- विज्ञापन -
Giridih: In a tragic fire incident in Jilimtand village, Dumri block, Giridih district, Jharkhand the mother and son lost their lives on Friday.
Official sources confirmed this incident said that on an intervening night on Friday, a makeshift tent belongs to the deceased engulfed in fire. The officials also said that later police recovered their charred bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination.
The victims have been identified as Nuniya Devi and her son Babuchand Murmu, were sleeping in a temporary hut within a paddy barn. To ward off the cold, they lit a wood fire nearby. Unfortunately, the flames spread to the straw hut late at night.
The incident results in the loss of both the precious lives. Soon after the incident Somra Murmu, the husband of Nuniya Devi, reported the fire incident to the villagers and alerted the police.
Dumri police station officers arrived at the scene on Friday morning, extinguished the fire, and retrieved the bodies.
According to the police station in-charge Jagannath Pan, the villagers described the incident as an accident, though an investigation is underway.
Dumri MLA Jairam Mahato visited the site, expressing his condolences to the grieving family. He assured them of support and urged the district administration to provide compensation to the bereaved family and the damage caused by the fire.
He has demanded Rs 4 lakh compensation to the kin of victims from the government.
Similar incidents have been reported in Jharpo, Tatijharia block, Hazaribagh district, and Chakla village, Ormanjhi police station area, Ranchi district, within the past week.
