Kalaburagi: Two die in suspected asphyxiation while cleaning septic tank
Kalaburagi (PTI): Two men died of suspected asphyxiation while manually cleaning a septic tank, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at a house in Madarasanahalli, near Babalada Road in the Hirapur area.
The deceased have been identified as Shivakumar Nandurkar (51) and his friend Ratan Hotkar (58).
“Shivakumar Nandurkar entered the septic tank for cleaning earlier in the day and was unable to come out. Ratan Hotkar also entered the tank, and both succumbed to asphyxiation,” police said, citing the complaint.
Authorities said the two were friends and had previously undertaken septic tank cleaning work together.
Shivakumar Nandurkar was a resident of Madarasanahalli, while Ratan Hotkar lived in Indira Nagar.
“A case of unnatural death has been registered at Ashok Nagar Police Station, and further investigation is underway,” police added.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
