Chhatarpur, Apr 19 (PTI) Two men died of suspected suffocation while painting inside an empty water tanker in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, police said on Sunday, even as their families suspected foul play.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening in the Garhi Malhara police station area, 15 km from the district headquarters.
According to police, the deceased, identified as Gulab Anuragi (22) and Armaan Khan (23), worked as painters at a garage run by Sachin Patel. They fell unconscious while painting inside the tanker on Saturday evening.
Following this, the garage owner took them to a hospital where doctors declared them dead, the police said.
Prima facie, the deaths appeared due to suffocation, but clarity will emerge only after the post-mortem report, Station House Officer Rita Singh told reporters.
A case has been registered, and the bodies were sent to the district hospital for post-mortem examination, she added.
Gulab's brother, Moolchand Anuragi, and Armaan's brother, Salman, alleged foul play and claimed several facts had been concealed in the case.
They demanded a thorough investigation into the deaths.