The couple slept with a fireplace burning in the room. (Representative)
Jaipur:
A couple died of suspected asphyxiation in their home after they went to sleep with the fireplace burning in Pali district of Rajasthan, police said.
Ghevar Das (53) and his wife Indra Devi (48), residents of Shaheed Nagar in Ramlila Maidan area, were found dead in their room, Kotwali SHO Kishore Singh said.
The couple slept with a fireplace burning in the room, he said, adding that they likely died of asphyxiation.
He said the bodies were handed over to the family after the autopsy.
According to the doctors, the cause of death was asphyxiation due to smoke from the fireplace.
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