Summary:
The intense cold prevailing in the region took its toll on Wednesday when five people died of suffocation and two others were found dead in Shimla.
The state capital that saw one cm of snowfall recorded the minimum temperature at 3.2 degree Celsius below the freezing point.
The victims have been identified as Deven, Sapan and Munna from Kishanganj district of Bihar.
In another case, Nepalese labourer Dev Singh, 40, was found dead near Anu Kansakoti of Rohru.
He was living alone for the past few days as he had sent his children to Sugha village at Rampur before the snowfall, said DSP Rajinder Sharma.
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The intense cold prevailing in the region took its toll on Wednesday when five people died of suffocation and two others were found dead in Shimla.
The temperatures remained below the freezing point at most places in the state with more snow and rain, a met official said here.According to police, the five persons who died at Chaili area of Shimla, all carpenters from Bihar and West Bengal, had kept a coal brazier (angithi) in their room to beat the chill before sleeping.They died of asphyxia due to carbon monoxide gas emitted from the brazier.The bodies were first noticed by the person who had hired them for work at his house in Shadog area.
The victims have been identified as Deven, Sapan and Munna from Kishanganj district of Bihar.
Police have sent all bodies to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital for autopsy and informed their relatives about the death, informed Shimla superintendent of police D W Negi.Meanwhile, Ram, 43, from Rohru of Shimla was found dead at Khadrala.
Area pradhan informed the police about his death.
The apparent cause of death is hypothermia as his body was lying in the open.