Four of family burnt alive in Himachal village
Four members of a family, including two minors, were burnt alive when a fire broke out in a house at Manava village on the outskirts of Shimla early on Friday, police said.
The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, a police official told IANS.
The dead have been identified as couple Mukesh and his wife Hem Lata and their children Dixit and Jyoti.
Another couple staying in the house managed to escape at time of the incident.