A 25-year-old man today died apparently due to asphyxiation caused by a car blower he had left on to keep warm in Maharajpur area, police said.
As per preliminary investigation, the deceased identified as Manoj Yadav was in an inebriated state and had slept in the car with the blower on.
The incident came to light this afternoon when the car was parked for a while in Kandhaikheda village following which the police broke its window and pulled Manoj out, who was dead by then, police spokesperson said.
The blower was on and a half-empty liquor bottle was recovered from the car, he said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigation is on, police said.
