India, Oct. 7 -- A 27-year-old man was charred to death after getting trapped inside his moving car that suddenly caught fire at Sector 84 in Faridabad on Sunday evening, police said on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Ajay Kumar, a cab owner and resident of Bhupani, Faridabad, officers said. The incident took place between 4pm and 4.15pm near the entrance of the Pranayam society while Kumar was driving from his home towards Faridpur, they added.

According to Inspector Arvind Kumar, station house officer of BPTP police station, the car, Hyundai Aura,was moving in the high-speed lane when the cabin suddenly started filling with dense black smoke. "He attempted to rush out but was trapped as the doors were locked. He suffocated and ...