India, Dec. 2 -- A 21-year-old man died in his sleep after falling headfirst into a brazier - a type of heater with lighted coals - in his room in Gurugram on Monday.

The youth, who worked as a delivery boy, was residing in a rented room near Malibu Towne. He was sleeping in an intoxicated state, news agency PTI quoted police as saying.

The deceased has been identified as Manzoor Alam, a native of Udi Pukhru village in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district. Manzoor had been staying in an EWS (economically weaker sections) room, police said.

The cops found the lower half of his body on the bed, while the upper half had drooped down into the portable heater below. A portion of his head was burnt, police said, according to PTI. The deceas...