India, Feb. 3 -- A doctor at an ayurvedic hospital in Rajasthan suffered a tragic death after he was burnt alive in a fire that broke out at his residence on the hospital campus on Sunday night, the police said.

The fire broke out when Dr Murarilal Meena (45), a resident of Jaipur, was sleeping in his room behind the Ummedabad Ayurveda Hospital in Bishangarh area of Jalore. According to the police, the fire appeared to have been triggered by a cigarette, and it spread so fast that the doctor was unable to escape in time. The exact time of the incident, however, remains unclear.

Locals alerted the police after they saw smoke arising from the house on Monday morning.

Bishangarh Station House Officer (SHO) Nimbaram said Meena lived with h...