Nagpur, February 16:Three women were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed their shanties at Chikhli in Buldhana district in western Vidarbha region, police said.
The fire broke out suddenly in the wee hours of today morning, claiming the lives of Sakina (21) who was mentally challenged, her mother Shamina Shaikh (45) and a neighbour Bano Shaikh (40).
Bano’s teenaged daughter, Shabana, however escaped with minor burn injuries. Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
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