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Haryana : Five-year-old twin sisters found dead inside locked car

by India Blooms News Service 15 Jun 2017, 08:58 am

Gurgaon, June 15 (IBNS) : In a shocking incident, five-year-old twin sisters died in Gurgaon near Delhi on Wedensday after being locked up in a hot car for over two hours, NDTV said.

The girls were spending their summer holiday with their grandparents, who live in Haryana's the Pataudi area.


Harsha and Harishita were found unconscious in an old Hyundai car parked in the backyard of their grandparents' home, in which they were often seen playing. They wereI declared dead in a private hospital.

There were signs that the girls had struggled to open the door, force the handle, NDTV reported.

Their relatives said they were locked inside the old Hyundai Elantra car accidentally; the car's locks were defective and its windows could not be rolled down because of a malfunctioning lever.

When the family realized that they were missing, around 4 pm, everyone started searching frantically. The unused car was among the first spots they checked.