20-year-old charred while trying to fix electric socket

Around midnight,police said,Rahul tried to fix a fused electric socket at the ground-floor house in Pocket-A.

“The plug short-circuited,which triggered a fire and Rahul was charred to death,” said a senior police officer investigating the case.

Rahul was a student of Class XII and also managed his father’s property business.

The neighbours called the police after noticing the fire. Rahul was rushed to a hospital,where he was declared dead.

Police have ruled out foul play in the incident.