Two sisters die in fire in hut

The incident happened last night when the hut caught fire, killing the two sisters - Neeta Kumari (8) and Juli Kumari (10) - who were sleeping inside, the police said.

Parents of the girls had gone for a cultural festival to a nearby place leaving the two girls at home when the incident took place, the police said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem to sadar hospital.