Two minors boys died of suffocation after accidentally getting locked inside a car in New Delhi.
According to media reports, the boys aged four and five, were playing in a car owned by their family, which was parked near their house.
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The owner of the car, a taxi driver, locked the vehicle through central locking, unaware of the presence of children inside the car, said media reports.
After a few hours, when the family members became aware of their absence, they rushed to the police station to file a complaint.
The unconscious children were discovered in the car and were taken to the hospital.
Police said that boys were then rushed to a hospital, but were declared as ‘brought dead. The post-mortem report confirmed that the children died due to suffocation.
(With agency inputs)