Fire breaks out at Ruskin Complex in Vitla, two shops gutted
Vitla, April 20: A fire broke out late Saturday night at the Ruskin Complex located on Palace Road in Vitla, gutting two shops and causing considerable property damage.
Members of the local group ‘Friends Vitla’ were among the first to notice the flames and rushed to the scene in a pickup vehicle. They began efforts to control the fire using available resources before the arrival of the fire department.
Firefighters from the Puttur fire station soon reached the spot with fire tenders and managed to extinguish the flames before they could spread further to adjacent establishments.
Though no injuries have been reported, two commercial units within the complex suffered significant damage. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined, and authorities have launched an investigation.
The timely intervention by the local volunteers and fire personnel is believed to have prevented a much larger disaster in the commercial area.
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3-year-old girl raped, killed in Gurugram; accused neighbour arrested
Gurugram (PTI): A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death in Sector 37 by her neighbour, who lured the toddler away from her home at a village located nearby, officials said on Friday.
Police have arrested the accused, who confessed to the crime during interrogation, they said.
On Thursday night, police received a complaint that a minor girl was missing in Mohammadpur Jharsa village, with the family alleging that a man living in the neighbourhood lured her away.
Police arrested the accused, a native of Bihar who worked as a scrap collector in Gurugram, within an hour of filing an FIR at the Sector 37 police station, the officials said.
“During interrogation, the accused disclosed that late on Thursday evening, he lured the minor girl to a secluded place in Sector 37, where he first raped the toddler and then strangled her to death to wipe out evidence. Further questioning is underway,” a spokesperson for Gurugram police said.
