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Family of three found dead inside Brampton, Ont., home after fire: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.
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Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter. A Peel Police shoulder patch is seen in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday, July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say three people found dead inside a home after a fire northwest of Toronto last week were a mother, father and their teenage daughter.

Peel regional police say homicide investigators and the office of the chief coroner have identified the remains as 51-year-old Rajiv Warikoo, 47-year-old Shilpa Kotha, and 16-year-old Mahek Warikoo.

They say all three lived in the Brampton, Ont. home where they were found.

Police say they were called to the area of Big Sky Way and Van Kirk Drive around 1:30 p.m. on March 7 and found a home engulfed in flames.

They say investigators examining the scene found what they believed to be human remains inside the home.

Police say they are looking into the circumstances of the fire.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2024.

The Canadian Press