Two minor siblings killed in fire

Two children of a family were burnt alive when their hut caught fire in Tikri village in the district today, police said.

Anas (5) and two-and-half-year old Basso died in the fire yesterday which according to police might have erupted from a wooden stove.

Father Naushad and his wife Hussnajahaan were living with their four sons and three daughters and working in an oil press, located nearby their hut, they said.

—PTI