Kasargod: A major fire broke out in a warehouse at Fort Road in Kasargod on Thursday night causing a loss in lakhs of rupees.
The incident took place when the owner of Nano Plastics had left for the day, locking the warehouse. People residing nearby spotted thick smoke coming out from the building and informed the fire department.
Three fire brigades arrived at the spot and doused the fire after few hours.
The cause of the fire is reportedly due to short circuit.
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Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
