Mangaluru: A fire broke out in a shop near the Clock Tower area of the city in the early hours of Saturday. Initial reports suggest that a short circuit may have triggered the blaze.

Firefighters from Pandeshwar, Kadri, and Bantwal fire stations have been deployed to the spot and are working to bring the flames under control.

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Hyderabad (PTI): A day after the Telangana High Court refused to grant interim relief to Bandi Bageerath, who has been booked under a POCSO case, his father and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday said he has asked his son to appear before the police and join the probe.

In a statement, Bandi Sanjay said he had asked his son to cooperate with the police soon after the complaint was registered last week.

However, Bageerath, who has been repeatedly maintaining that he has done no wrongdoing, presented evidence in his favour to his lawyers, the union minister said.

According to Bandi Sanjay, the lawyers opined that the case would be quashed and that Bageerath would get bail, which led to the delay.