Ludhiana, Nov. 4 -- A massive fire broke out at a garment shop in the Gandhi Nagar wholesale market early Monday morning, reducing goods worth lakhs of rupees to ashes. The shop, located in one of Punjab's largest garment trading hubs, caught fire reportedly due to a suspected short circuit.

According to information, the two-storey shop was packed with ready-made garments that were supplied across Punjab and neighbouring states. The fire started around 6 am, when the market was closed. A security guard on patrol noticed smoke coming out of the shop and immediately alerted nearby shopkeepers and the fire department.

It is being said that the shop belonged to Manpreet Singh Bunty, the uncle-in-law of cricketer Abhishek Sharma's sister Kom...