2 dead, 1 injured as two LPG cylinders explode in Delhi
New Delhi: Two women died and a man was injured after two LPG cylinders exploded in northeast Delhi's Karawal Nagar area on Tuesday, a Delhi Fire Service official said.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot after the Fire Department received a call about the explosion, he said.
The explosion took place around 10.35 am when the women were trying to refill two small gas cylinders with a big one, Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said.
Hemlata (38) and Rambiri (62) died on the spot, while Rajesh (42), who was injured, was rushed to the GTB Hospital, he said.
According to police, Rajesh was known to Hemlata and had gone to her house to fix one of the cylinders. The two worked at a garment factory.
Hemlata is survived by two teenage sons. They were outside when the cylinders exploded and saw the fire engulf their house, they said.
According to the Fire Department, after the cooling operation began, the fire fighters realised that two small cylinders had exploded, while the big one remained intact.
"It could have been worse had the big one exploded," Garg said. The post-mortem of the two bodies will be conducted on Wednesday, the police said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
