A 25-year-old techie from Chengalpet was among the dead in the forest fire at the Kurangani hills in Theni. The woman Punitha was married to a man named Balaji 44 days ago. She was working for an IT company in Kelambakkam, Chennai. In the group of 39 trekkers, the forest fire claimed the lives of 10, while many others were severely injured and are receiving treatment.