Jaipur, Sep 11 (PTI) A 24-year-old man was burned alive on Monday after a cylinder kept in his car exploded in Sriganganagar district, police said.

The victim has been identified as Sanket Bansal, resident of New Chawla Colony of the district, they said.

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Preliminary investigation has revealed that Bansal was talking on his phone while driving and suddenly a gas cylinder kept there caught fire and exploded, DSP Prashant Kaushik said.

He said that the reason for the explosion is not yet to be ascertained.

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Police handed over the body to Bansal's kin after post mortem. The matter has been registered under CrPc section 176 and is being investigation.

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