VELLOREA Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable died of injuries he suffered due to a fire from an air-conditioner unit. His wife, who also sustained burns while trying to save her husband, died on Monday. The police said the fire broke out at Vakkanampatti near Jolarpet in Tirupattur district when S. Shanmugam, 42, RPF constable at Chengelpet sub-division, was asleep in the bedroom. In the early hours on Sunday, Vetriselvi took her daughter to rest room while Shanmugam was asleep inside the bedroom. The couple sustained burns, the police source said.

Source: The Hindu February 17, 2020 18:44 UTC