Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at the premises of the headquarters building of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and more than 8 employees were reported to have suffered severe burn injuries.

The incident took place today, Friday August 11 at the quality control laboratory situated in the headquarter office premises. Almost all the employees who were working there suffered burn injuries. In the meantime, upon hearing the news, the BBMP Commissioner and DCP Srinivas reached the spot and conducted a thorough inspection.

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Simultaneously, the BBMP officials immediately shifted the injured employees to the hospital.

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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.

The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.

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The accused was a caretaker of the company.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.