Three injured in gas cylinder blast in southeast Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A couple and their 22-year-old son sustained burn injuries after a suspected gas cylinder blast at their house in southeast Delhi's Madanpur Khadar area early on Saturday morning, an official from the Delhi Fire Services said.
The injured were identified as Jagdish (60), who suffered around 80 per cent burns, his wife Laxmi with about 70 per cent burns, and their son Jatin, who sustained nearly 25 per cent burns.
The official said the department received a call at 4.46 am, following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
"All the three injured were shifted to Safdarjung hospital by ambulance," the DFS officer said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
