50-yr-old cop dies after his clothes catch fire

 A 50-year old head constable of West district’s Paschim Vihar police station was charred to death when his clothes caught fire on Tuesday night. The deceased, Hari Kishan, was taken to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries during treatment, police said.

According to the police, Hari Kishan, who was posted at the Paschim Vihar police station, had ignited a fire in the malkhana of the police station when all of a sudden his clothes caught fire. By the time other police officials who were present in the police station could save him, Kishan had suffered severe burns. He was taken to Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute where he succumbed during treatment.

“The incident occurred at around 11 pm on Tuesday night when the head constable identified as Hari Kishan was burnt to death in a bid to save himself from the winter chill,” said Pushpendra Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West).