Fire breaks out at BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad's official residence in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out at the official residence of BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Mother Teresa Crescent Marg here on Wednesday morning, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.
There were no casualties in the incident. It was not immediately known if the Patna Sahib MP was home at the time of the incident.
A call regarding the fire at Prasad's residence was received around 8.05 am. The fire broke out in some furniture kept in one of the rooms of the house, the DFS official said.
Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control by 8.35 am. No one was injured in the incident, he said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Delhi Police's Forensics Team was also at the spot.
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UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held
Banda (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.
The two youths involved in the crime were arrested, and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.
According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan.
He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The complaint filed by the girl's father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.
A case was registered on Wednesday, and all the accused were held, the CO said.
He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim. RUK
