SRINAGAR, JAN 05 : Atleast five persons of a single family were on Saturday found dead in a room due to asphyxiation in Srinagar.
The family belonged to the Tangdhar area of Kupwara district and had reportedly come to Srinagar for medical treatment of a woman. They had rented a room in the Bemina area of Srinagar.
Among the killed were 2 children, 2 women and a male member of the family. Initial reports suggested that they get suffocated due to leakage of gas from the heating pot.(PTK)