Two girls die of suffocation after getting trapped inside car in Rajasthan's Alwar

Two sisters -- aged eight and five -- died of suffocation after they got locked inside a car accidentally, while playing in a village in Rajasthan's Alwar on Wednesday, police said.

The incident occurred in Khudanpuri village under Vaishali Nagar police station area, they said.

According to the police, Tina and Laxmi had wandered into a parked vehicle at a nearby car service centre while playing. The car doors allegedly got locked, leaving the children trapped inside.

Family members and locals launched a search when the girls remained missing for a long time. They were later found unconscious inside the vehicle, they said.

The children were immediately taken out but had already died due to suffocation, officials said.

Station House Officer Gurudutt Saini said the bodies have been shifted to the district hospital mortuary and a probe has been initiated.

The victims' father, Ramesh, said the family was living in a rented house in Khudanpuri village, his wife had died four years ago and both daughters were his only support.

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