India, June 28 -- A man was found dead inside a burnt car on the Pune Highway in Karnataka's Tumakuru district, while a woman travelling with him, said to be his ex-girlfriend, sustained minor injuries.

Tumakuru superintendent of police (SP), Ashok Venkat, told news agency ANI on Sunday that police received information about a car engulfed in flames under the jurisdiction of Kallambella Police Station.

The official added that the cops found the charred body of a man on reaching the spot. The deceased has been identified as Nagendran, and the vehicle was said to be operating with a commercial yellow number plate, indicating it was a hired taxi.

"We received information about a car engulfed in fire at Kallambella Police Station on the Pu...