A youth was charred to death when a bus in which he was sleeping caught fire on the wee hours of Thursday at Santrapur village under the Ghatagaon police station in the district.
The deceased was identified as Rajesh Giri of Nusuripasi village. Sources said the bus had gone for marriage ceremony and after it returned from the bride’s place, all the passengers de-boarded Giri slept on the bus.
While the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the Ghatagaon police have launched an investigation.
Ghatagaon SDPO Rabindra Kumar Mallick said after getting information from the locals, Fire Brigade tenders rushed to the spot and doused the blames, following which the youth’s body was recovered.
“Though we have begun an investigation we are not sure about the cause of the fire. But we are investigating into all the angles including whether there is any foul play,” said Mallick.