India, June 25 -- The charred remains of a 40-year-old man were recovered from the Golden Royale Banquet Hall in west Delhi's Moti Nagar, where a major fire broke out on Monday night. Police suspect a short circuit may have triggered the blaze, but said the exact cause will be confirmed after an electrical inspection.

The deceased has been identified as Rajesh Sharma, a resident of Uttam Nagar and a carpenter working at the banquet hall at the time of the incident. According to police, Sharma and another worker, Vipin (single name), were on the second floor when the fire spread. While Vipin managed to escape by jumping off the building, Sharma was trapped and could not be rescued.

"It's a two-storey banquet hall with a mezzanine floor. ...