Nine injured in fire triggered by gas leak at Mumbai chawl; three critical
Mumbai (PTI): Nine persons, including four women, were injured in a fire that broke out after a gas leak in Mumbai's Chembur area, fire officials said on Friday.
Three of the injured persons have suffered more than 50 per cent burns and are critical, they said.
The LPG (cooking gas) leak occurred in a chawl at Siddharth Colony in Chembur East around 11.45 pm on Thursday, they said.
A fire brigade official said that one fire engine, a jetty and ambulances were rushed to the spot. The fire was doused in 10-15 minutes, he said.
Nine persons, including four women, in the age group of 17 to 60 suffered burns.
While six of them were admitted to the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital at Ghatkopar, one each was admitted to Sion hospital, Shatabdi hospital in Govandi and Manek hospital (Chembur), said the official.
The official said three injured persons, who suffered more than 50 per cent burns, are critical. While five are stable, a 42-year-old man with minor injuries was discharged from Shatabdi hospital, he added.
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12-year-old boy sexually assaulted by two classmates, class 10 student in Faridabad
Faridabad (PTI): A student of class 8 here was allegedly sexually assaulted for several days by two of his classmates and a student of class 10, police said on Saturday.
Based on a complaint of the victim's father, police have registered a case against the three juveniles under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Saran Police Station.
According to police, the 12-year-old boy, studying in a government school, was leaving the premises to go home when he was lured by two of his classmates and another student of class 10 to the school bathroom, where they sexually assaulted him.
Following this, the accused students allegedly assaulted him for several days.
The boy's father noticed changes in his son's behaviour and asked him about it. He narrated his ordeal to the father who then approached the police.
Two of the accused students live in the same village as the victim, police said.
A senior police officer said, "We have initiated the necessary legal procedures. Counselling is being provided to the victim, and the entire matter is being investigated seriously. Further action will be taken based on the investigation."
