Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) In an unfortunate update, child television actor Veer Sharma and his elder brother, Shaurya Sharma, passed away after a fire broke out at their home in Kota in the wee hours of Sunday.

According to the reports, the fire started on the fourth floor of the building, where the two boys were alone at the time.

The fire reportedly broke out in the drawing room of their flat at the Deepshree building, but did not spread to the other rooms.

Going by the police reports, both Veer and Shaurya were asleep when the fire broke out and succumbed after suffocation caused by the thick smoke.

The neighbours who saw smoke coming out of the apartment reportedly rushed to the scene. They broke down the door and tried to rescue the victims.

They were immediately taken to a nearby ho

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