Bengaluru: Cylinder blast at Kannada movie shooting spot kills mother, eight-year old daughter
Seven others injured, movie team on run after the incident
Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a cylinder blast at the shooting spot of Kannada movie killed a mother and her daughter on the spot here at Bagaluru industrial area.
The deceased have been identified as Subena (29) and her eight-year old daughter Ahira from kateganahalli in the city. In the incident, seven others have reportedly sustained injuries including five from the movie shooting team. One girl Zainab, is reportedly critical and is hospitalized.
Film “Ranam” starring Chiranjeevi Sarja was being shot when the incident took place.
According to the reports both Subena and Ahira were the commuters of the road where the shooting was taking place. They had stopped by the shooting area to see the shooting.
Soon after the incident, the team shooting the movie escaped from the scene and they had failed to take safety measures and prior permission from the authorities to carry out shooting that included exploding cylinder.
DCP, while issuing statement after the incident said “The movie team had not taken any permission for shooting the movie, let alone exploding a cylinder. Moreover they did not undertake safety measures at the shooting spot as well. Strict action will be taken against the team”, DCP Kalakrishna Swamy, NorthEast Division.
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
