Rajasthan: Child actor, his brother die of asphyxiation in Kota apartment blaze

The apartment’s drawing room was completely gutted, with fire stains visible in other parts of the house as well.

Two brothers, including a 10-year-old TV actor, died of asphyxiation after a fire broke out in their fourth-floor flat at Deepshri Multi-Storey Apartment in Kota’s Anantpura area late Saturday night around 2am when they were asleep, the police said.

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According to the police, the victims were identified as the 10-year-old television actor, who was to feature as a young Saif Ali Khan in an upcoming movie, and his 15-year-old brother, who was preparing for IIT. Their mother, actress Rita Sharma, was in Mumbai at the time of the incident, while their father Jitendra Sharma, who is a teacher at a coaching institute, was attending a religious function.

Superintendent of police Tejaswini Gautam, who reached the spot with forensic experts, said the blaze destroyed the drawing room, furniture, air-conditioner, television, and other electrical equipment. Even the curtains were completely burnt. The police have kept the bodies in the mortuary, awaiting the arrival of their mother, following which the post-mortem will be conducted.

The apartment’s drawing room was completely gutted, with fire stains visible in other parts of the house as well. The father has expressed a wish to donate both children’s eyes, the mother said.