LUCKNOW: Rajkumar never expected a cobra to pose such a significant threat. In Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, a cobra entered a person named Rajkumar’s home leading to a disastrous incident.

Yesterday around 10 am, the family discovered a cobra inside their house. They attempted to drive it away by burning dried dung but this inadvertently ignited a massive fire that rapidly consumed the entire house.

Rajkumar, who works in Delhi lost not only the money and gold he had stored in his home but also a considerable amount of grains. His wife and five children also lived in the house. Their life savings were entirely destroyed.

Upon inspection, revenue and police officials estimated a loss in the lakhs of rupees. The police and fire brigade quickly responded to the incident but unfortunately, the house was already engulfed in flames by the time they arrived.