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HAZARIBAG: A couple and their eight-year-old son died in a mysterious fire that broke out at their house in Lohartoli area of Okni locality under Lohsinghna police station of Hazaribag town early on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Munna Biswakarma (45), his wife Sonam Kumari (40) and his son Ayush Kumar. Two daughters of the couple Bhumika Kumari and Kumsum Kumari escaped unhurt as they were sleeping in another room with their aunt, Kalpana Devi.
SP Karthik S, who went to the spot, said all of them were burnt alive and the bodies were sent to the Hazaribag Medical College and Hospital. “A medical board has been set up by the deputy commissioner for post mortem of the bodies. An FIR has also been filed in connection with the incident at Lohsinghna police station,” he said.