Couple dies in bathroom after Holi celebrations in Ghaziabad

Policet said the couple went to the bathroom around 3.30pm on Wednesday after playing Holi and when they did not come out for long, their children alerted other family members and neighbours

A couple died when they went to take bath together in the bathroom of their house after playing Holi in Agrasen Market area of Muradnagar town in Ghaziabad, police said on Thursday.

The couple died when they went to take bath together after playing Holi on Wednesday afternoon. (Representative Image)

Police identified the couple as Deepka Goyal, 40, and his wife Shilpi, 36.

Police said the couple went to wash off the Holi colours around 3.30pm on Wednesday.

Deputy commissioner of police (rural) Ravi Kumar said when they did not come out for long, their children alerted other family members and neighbours and the door was broken. “They found both of them lying unconscious and took them to a hospital, where the couple was declared dead,” he said.

Kumar said the autopsy report is expected to indicate the precise cause of death.

In another incident on the day of Holi, a 30-year-old man died after a suspected heart stroke, which he suffered while dancing during the celebrations in Modinagar in the afternoon.

The police identified the deceased man as Vinit Kumar, a resident of Laxmi Nagar, and he was declared dead when taken to a hospital by his family.

“The man collapsed while dancing during the Holi celebrations. Prima facie it seems that he suffered a heart stroke. We have not received any complaint so far but prima facie there is no foul play and it seems to be a natural death,” DCP added.