Two women charred to death after car catches fire

Two women were today charred to death and the driver was injured when the car they were travelling in caught fire in Chitalwana police station area of Rajasthan's Jalore district, police said.
The car engulfed in flames when the occupants were on their way home in Sisawa village after attending a marriage function, Chitalwana SHO Teju Singh said.
The deceased were identified as Daria Devi (25) and Mali Devi (27), he said.
The driver, Deepa Ram, could save himself only after breaking the car's window. He, however, sustained burn injuries and was admitted to a hospital.
While the immediate cause of the fire could not be ascertained, police suspect it might have been triggered by the gas kit fitted with the car.

The bodies of the deceased have been kept in mortuary for post mortem, they said.