2 bodies recovered from house collapse site in MP's Morena
Morena (MP) (PTI): The bodies of a woman and her daughter were found on Sunday morning in the debris of a house which collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Morena city, police said.
The police earlier said the house collapsed around Saturday noon possibly due to the explosion of an LPG cylinder.
Officials later said an inquiry will be conducted from all angles before reaching a conclusion.
After the rescue operation that lasted for 21 hours, the bodies of a mother-daughter duo were recovered from the debris of the collapsed house on Sunday morning and sent for postmortem, Sub Divisional Officer of Police Ravi Bhadoria told reporters.
It took time as the rescue operation was carried out carefully to avoid damage to adjoining houses as it was a dense area, he said.
Asked about the cause of the explosion, Bhadoria said forensic evidence has been collected from the site and final findings will come out after its examination.
A cylinder, an exploded battery and parts of a deep freezer, which also has a compressor, were found in the debris, he said.
After examining all the evidence collectively, the police will reach a conclusion (on the cause of the blast), he said.
The incident occurred in Islampura area of Morena city around Saturday noon, a police release earlier said.
Teams from the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF), fire brigade and local civic body reached the spot.
An initial probe suggested an LPG cylinder might have caused the explosion on the premises, following which the house collapsed, the release stated
Some media reports earlier claimed the blast had occurred in a firecracker factory. The police have not confirmed the reports and said no such evidence has been found as of now.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
