- By Raju Kumar
- Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
AC Mechanics Dead: In a shocking incident, four air-conditioner mechanics were found unconscious state inside a locked house in the Dakshinpuri area of south Delhi on Saturday. Three of them were declared dead. Police said an initial probe suggests that the death was due to suffocation.
DCP Ankit Chauhan said four perosons have been found unconscious in a house in Delhi's Dakshinpuri area. 3 declared dead, and one is under treatment.
The revelation was made when a police team rushed to the house after it got a call from a person who said his brother was not picking up his phone.
Found Dead In One-Room House
Police found four men unconscious on the first floor of a one-room house. "They were rushed to Dr Ambedkar Hospital and later shifted to Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS Trauma Centre, where three of them were declared dead," an officer said.
The fourth man, identified as Haseeb, is undergoing treatment, he said. The caller, Zishan, a resident of Bhalswa Dairy, told police that his relatives, Imran alias Salman, and Mohsin, were among those inside the house.
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One of the deceased is yet to be identified. All four were AC mechanics and had been living together. The exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
UPSC Aspirant Dies In Delhi's Karol Bagh Fire
In another incident, a 26-year-old UPSC aspirant died of asphyxiation after being trapped in a lift during a major fire at a retail store in Delhi's Karol Bagh on Friday evening. The victim, identified as Dhirendra Pratap Singh, was found dead inside the elevator nearly eight hours after the fire broke out.
Just before his death, Dhirendra sent a desperate message to his brother on WhatsApp, saying, "Bhaiya, I'm stuck in the lift...I can't breathe... please save me." He also made calls pleading for help, but was not rescued in time.
His body was recovered from the lift at around 2:30 am by rescue teams.
Dhirendra, a native of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, had been living in a PG accommodation in Karol Bagh and was preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination.
(With agencies inputs)
