Ullal: In an operation conducted in Talapady village on Wednesday night, Ullal Police arrested a man who had illegally stocked e-cigarettes in white sacks outside a house and also seized the sacks.

The arrested man is identified as Nawaz.

The police team, led by Ullal Police Station Sub-inspector Siddappa Naranoora, reportedly conducted the raid on Wednesday night, on getting information from reliable sources that e-cigarettes had been stored illegally at a house in Talapady.

The police officer and personnel are learned to have confiscated e-cigarettes manufactured by various companies and said to be worth Rs 37,000. Nawaz had accumulated the e-cigarettes without permit and was attempting to sell tm, the police officers have said.

A case has been filed against the accused by the police officers, who are continuing the investigation further.

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New Delhi (PTI): The power bank of a passenger onboard a stationary IndiGo aircraft caught fire at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, and all passengers and the crew were evacuated, according to a source.

In a statement, the airline said that when IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh was stationary after landing, an incident involving a customer's personal electronic equipment catching fire was reported.

"In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out, and all the relevant authorities were immediately informed. All customers have been safely moved to the terminal and are being attended to by the team to ensure their well-being," the statement said.

The source said that soon after the aircraft landed, there was smoke coming from one of the overhead bins and all onboard were evacuated.

The smoke was due to the power bank catching fire, the source said, adding that no one sustained major injuries.

Details about the number of passengers could not be ascertained.