Police station in-charge Subhash Bikarnia told that the family was returning after offering prayers at Salasar Balaji temple.

He said that after receiving the information, the police reached the game and called the fire brigade, which brought the fire under control.

The deceased were residents of Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh and were identified as Neelam Goyal, Ashutosh Goyal, Manju Bindal, Hardik Bindal, Swati Bindal, Deeksha and a four-year-old child.

There was a gas kit in the car while the truck was filled with cotton. While taking out the body, a half-burnt mobile was found. The officers took out her SIM and inserted it in another phone, which rang after some time, with the woman on the other end saying that she had called her mother who was returning from Salasa Balaji. This helped the police to identify the deceased.