2 killed, 12 injured as water tank collapses in Mathura
Mathura (UP), Jun 30: Two people died and 12 others were seriously injured on Sunday after a water tank in a residential colony here collapsed, officials said.
The incident took place at around 6 pm in Krishna Vihar Colony, developed by the Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad, they said.
The casualties are likely to rise as some people, including children, got buried under the debris of the 2.5 lakh litre tank, the officials said, adding some nearby houses also came under the rubble.
District Magistrate Shailendra Kumar Singh said the injured were taken to the district hospital for treatment.
Apart from the fire service and police personnel, teams of revenue, municipal corporation, and health department are engaged in the rescue work, the DM said, adding that teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been called.
Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Yogendra Pandey confirmed that two persons have died, but could not provide the details of the dead.
He said that the work of removing the debris is still going on and several people are still trapped under it.
Two people have died and a dozen have been admitted to the hospital, pandey added.
Dr Bhudev Prasad, in-charge of the Rapid Response Team of the Health Department, said that initially four injured were rescued from the debris, but now this number has reached a dozen. It is likely that more people are still trapped in the debris, he added.
The DM said the construction of the water tank was completed in 2021 and its collapse in just three years will be investigated.
He also said the tank was built by the Jal Nigam at a cost of Rs 6 crore under the Gangajal Drinking Water Project.
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Bengaluru: Fake branded products worth 1.38 crore seized
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have seized fake branded dress materials, which were being sold as original, worth 1.38 crores from a shop in Bengaluru and have arrested the proprietor on Tuesday.
The accused is identified as Narasimharaju (38) who had his shop at the BEML layout which falls under Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station limits. The shop was stocked with fakes of all major brands including Nike, Puma, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and Zara. The customers were made to believe that they were purchasing original items.
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Economic offences wing of the CCB raided the shop based on credible inputs. A case has been registered in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar police station under the copyrights act in this regard and an investigation is in progress.
