Bengaluru, Jun 9: In a shocking incident, a young businessman and his girlfriend were found dead in a Toyota Innova car parked in the garage of former’s house at Nagarbhavi area in the city.
The two are suspected to have suffocated. The incident came to light after the 29-year-old businessman’s family members opened the garage on Thursday. The police didn’t share the duo’s personal details citing privacy requests from their families.
A police officer said the duo drove into the garage on Wednesday night, downed the garage shutter, rolled up the windows of the car and kept the ignition on and air conditioner running.
Police said the duo is suspected to have died due to a lack of oxygen as well as inhaling carbon monoxide fumes emanating from the exhaust.
There is no sign of the duo having made any efforts to get out of the car, a police officer said. Asked if it was a case of suicide, the officer said: “Family members of the deceased do not suspect foul play. We’ve registered a case of unnatural death and handed over the bodies to the families after the autopsy.”
Although the air conditioner was on, implying that air was circulating through the car, experts said it might not have been enough for survival and stale air with high carbon content could still have filled the car.
Also, sleeping or staying inside a closed car with its engine running for long results in carbon monoxide leaking from the exhaust and entering the cabin through the AC vent. The locked garage could have been another aggravating factor. Police officials have cautioned motorists to exercise care when inside a car with its AC turned on.
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