Badaun, Jan. 13 -- Three security guards were found dead inside a room of a mentha factory in Badaun district on Tuesday morning. Preliminary investigation suggests that the deaths were caused by suffocation after the guards allegedly burned coal in a brazier (angithi) to keep warm and went to sleep with the room locked from inside.
According to police, the incident came to light when factory employees arrived in the morning and found the three guards lying unconscious in their cabin. When they tried to wake them up, it was discovered that all three had died. The police were immediately informed.
Initial findings indicate that the guards may have died due to inhalation of carbon monoxide fumes. No injury marks were found on the bodies. Th...