Bengaluru: Four including SI injured in cylinder explosion
Bengaluru, September 11: Four persons including a PSI sustained injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Madiwala police station limits here on Tuesday.
PSI Halage Gowda, HC Kumar, constable Shivashankar and security guard Sharanappa were identified as injured in the incident and were undergoing treatment at St. John's Hospital at Madiwala.
When fire broke out at a petty shop beside a masjid near the BMTC bus stand at Madiwala on Monday late night, an auto driver informed the police. When the police reached the spot, the gas cylinder kept in the shop exploded leaving the four police personnel injured. Fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the fire. Madiwala police who registered a case are investigating.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
