Bengaluru: A 35-year-old man was charred to death when his car caught fire owing to a suspected short circuit near the Channasandra bridge on the NICE Road on the night of Saturday March 12.
The deceased has been identified as Darshan Kumar, a resident of Uttarahalli who worked for a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) company in Thyagarajanagar.
The incident occurred about 10.30 pm as he was returning home alone in his Hyundai Santro after visiting a relative. Kumar noticed a fire near the air conditioning vent. As he approached the Channasandra bridge, he pulled over to the side and attempted to exit, informed police.
