Groom-to-be dies in car fire while distributing wedding invitations in Delhi – Bharat Untold

A man, Anil, tragically lost his life when his car caught fire on Saturday night in Delhi’s Ghazipur area near Baba Banquet Hall. Anil, a resident of Nawada, was out distributing invitations for his wedding scheduled for Friday (Feb 14). The cause of the fire remains unknown, with visuals from the scene showing the charred remains of a Wagon R.

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Here’s what the family said

Anil’s elder brother, Sumit, recounted that Anil had left in the afternoon to deliver wedding cards but failed to return by evening. Concerned, the family contacted him, but his phone was switched off.

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Sumit said, “He went out in the afternoon to distribute his wedding invitation cards. When he didn’t return by late evening, we tried calling him, but his phone was switched off. Around 11-11:30 PM, the police informed us about an accident, saying Anil was in the hospital.”

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Brother-in-law’s statement

Yogesh, Anil’s brother-in-law, revealed that Anil was to marry his sister and their wedding was just a few days away.”Anil was to marry my sister on February 14…We got to know about his death last night. We still don’t know how the car caught fire,” he said, expressing shock over the incident.

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