The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Sundar Nandkishore, 58, of Herstelling Sea Dam who was found in his bed on Friday morning engulfed in flames.
The police said yesterday that Nandkishore was a bedridden diabetic who was also a heavy smoker. His daughter who lives a short distance away said she was sitting on her verandah when she saw and smelt smoke coming from the victim’s house.