Bengaluru: 12 dead in Anekal cracker outlet fire tragedy
Anekal: In a tragic incident, twelve people lost their lives in a major fire that broke out at a firecracker outlet during the unloading process here at Attibele on Saturday.
The incident occurred when a fire broke out accidently at the cracker outlet during the unloading process, the outlet is reported to be owned by an Individual named Naveen. In response, the fire brigade personnel who reached the spot successfully brought the fire under control, following which upon inspection the personnel found twelve dead bodies inside the store.
The fire which initially started at one of the shops rapidly spread to the others in the surrounding area, reportedly damaging 4-5 shops.
It has been learnt that the outlet had an inventory of firecrackers valued at approximately 5 crores, with around 30-40 people working there. Eyewitnesses reportedly claim that several escaped the accident unhurt as they swiftly came out of the shop from the back door. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.
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‘Sharbat Jihad’ controversy: Haven’t mentioned anyone’s name, justifies Baba Ramdev
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has defended his recent controversial ‘sharbat jihad’ comment, stating he did not name any specific brand or community in his statement.
Ramdev has been greatly criticized for saying earlier this week that a company selling sharbat was using the income to build mosques and madrasas. He had also called it ‘sharbat jihad’. Ramdev had made the comment even as he was marketing Patanjali Ayurved’s ‘Gulab Sharbat’.
Defending his statement, the yoga guru said on Friday that the Hamdard company people, who produce ‘Rooh Afza’, had assumed that the phrase ‘sharbat jihad’ was about them. “This proves they are indulging in jihad,” Ramdev has said, according to a report by the Times of India.
He said that, if the employees of the company were dedicated to Islam and were building mosques and madrasas, they should be happy. He also asked the ‘Sanatanis’ to understand the situation.
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh had filed a complaint against Ramdev, accusing the yoga guru of making the ‘sharbat jihad’ statement and attempting to incite communal disharmony in order to boost the sales of Patanjali Ayurved’s products. The MP had called the statement ‘not just defamatory but also unconstitutional’.
Ramdev was also criticized by several social media users, who opined the statement to be communal.
