Two killed as car goes up in flames in Noida Sec 119

Two men were charred to death when the car they were sitting in caught fire in Noida early on Saturday morning, police officers said.

- Ashni Dhaor

The deceased, both aged 27, were identified as Vijay Chaudhary and Anas (who went by his first name), were friends and lived in Noida. Their bodies were recovered from the white Swift hatchback, which belonged to Chaudhary and was parked outside Amrapali Platinum Society in Sector 119. Chaudhary lived in the society, while Anas lived in Sector 53.

On Friday night, they had gone to a party, and returned early morning at around 6.08am. In a few minutes, by around 6.11am, the car was in flames, said Shakti Avasthy, additional deputy commissioner of police, Noida.