Canada: Indian-origin couple, daughter killed as 'suspicious' fire engulfs their home
PTC News Desk: An Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were killed in a "suspicious" fire that ravaged their home in Canada's Ontario province last week, police said on Friday.
On March 7, a fire engulfed a home on Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive in Brampton, according to a Peel Police press release.
After the fire was extinguished, investigators discovered what appeared to be human remains within the gutted house, but the number of victims could not be determined at the time.
The charred remains were later identified as Rajiv Warikoo (51), his wife Shilpa Kotha (47) and their 16-year-old daughter, Mahek Warikoo. Police said they lived at the address before the fire.
Peel police Constable Taryn Young confirmed on Friday that the fire was suspicious, according to CTV News.
"At this time, we are investigating this with our homicide bureau, and we are deeming this as suspicious as the Ontario Fire Marshal has deemed that this fire was not accidental," Young was quoted as saying.
"Looking into something like that as a fire marshal, I'm sure it's very tough when there is not much left to look at. But we are exhausting all avenues," she further added.
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