Delhi: Class-9 student dies after jumping off building in Dwarka
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two minors died and another was injured after their mother allegedly threw them into a well before attempting to end her life by suicide at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said.
Rashmita Gouda, 30, and her elder daughter Gunjan (9) were rescued by locals from the well, while 10-month-old Alisha and Asish (5) lost their lives, a police officer said on Monday.
The incident took place at Lauguda village in the district late on Sunday.
Gouda's husband works as a labourer in Chennai, and was not present at the time of the incident, the officer said.
Gunjan and her mother are undergoing treatment at a community health centre.
A preliminary inquiry has revealed that some family dispute could have triggered the act, SP (Ganjam) Jagmohan Meena said.
Further investigation is underway, he added.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
