A tragic fire late on Saturday night at the Deep Shree multi-storey building in Anantpura, Kota, Rajasthan, has claimed the lives of 10-year-old TV actor Veer Sharma and his elder brother, 15-year-old Shaurya Sharma.The blaze reportedly started on the fourth floor, where the two boys were alone at the time. According to police reports, both children succumbed to suffocation caused by thick smoke. Neighbours who saw smoke pouring out of the apartment rushed to the scene, broke down the door, and rescued the boys.Despite being immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in an unconscious state, the children were declared dead on arrival by the medical team.Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit. Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam said, “The drawing room was completely destroyed, and other parts of the flat also showed burn marks.” Station House Officer Bhupendra Singh confirmed that an electrical fault is being considered as the likely cause of the tragedy.Veer and Shaurya’s mother, Rita Sharma, is an actress, while their father, Jitendra Sharma, works as a faculty member at a private coaching institute in Kota. The incident has left the family devastated, and the local community is mourning the sudden loss.