PTC News Desk: Five children from a family sleeping in their house died of suffocation in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district. Two others in critical condition were rushed to the hospital.
Police believe the family burned a coal stove inside the house, which may have led to the accident. "Primarily, the cause of death could be a lack of oxygen because these people had burned a coal stove (angithi) in their room," a police official said.
Seven members of the family went to bed on Monday night, and when they didn't open the door until Tuesday evening, the neighbours became suspicious. They broke through the door and forced their way into the house.
The house belonged to Raheezuddin and the accident killed his three children as well as two of his relatives' children. His wife and brother are reportedly in critical condition.
A large police force, including Superintendent of Police Kunwar Anupam Singh and administrative officials, arrived at the scene and began an investigation into the incident.