Noida, Dec. 17 -- A 46-year-old businessman was allegedly charred to death in Noida's Sector 119 service lane on Monday after his car caught fire, police said on Tuesday.

Police identified the victim as Rajkumar Singhal, a resident of Amrapali Platinum, Sector 119, who ran a paint shop in Char Murti, Greater Noida West.

It was not immediately clear what caused the car to catch fire and an investigation in that regard is under way. However, police have ruled out suicide or foul play. "Prima facie it was suspected to be an accident," said Shavya Goyal, additional deputy commissioner of police, Noida.

A police officer, on condition of anonymity, said that, on Monday, around 6.30 pm, police control room was alerted by a local resident that...