New Delhi, March 12 -- For 42-year-old Kanta Prasad, who was one of the three persons who was charred to death in a fire early Tuesday, every drop of sweat shed as a labourer was a step closer to his daughter's wedding which was just two months away.
Living in a cramped 20-square-foot makeshift tent, he dreamt of a brighter future for his daughter. But fate dealt a cruel blow -- his home turned into a fiery grave, reducing his dreams to ashes.
Kanta Prasad (37), his elder brother Shyam Singh (40) and another labourer Jaggi (30) were charred to death when a massive fire gutted a makeshift tent near the AGCR Enclave at Anand Vihar in East Delhi, an official said on Tuesday.
All three were from Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh and they worked as la...