Mangaluru: Allegations of adulterating petrol meant for aeroplanes; authorities seize two tankers
Mangaluru: After receiving verified information regarding the adulteration of aeroplane fuel with kerosene and other chemicals in Baalaa near Surathkal, an officer of the Food and Civil Supplies Department and the police reportedly conducted a raid and seized two tankers and equipment including a pick-up.
A case has been registered in this regard.
The expensive petrol, used as aeroplane fuel, was being stolen from the tanker and adulterated with kerosene, it is learned. Reportedly, an under tank, which was erected in secret, was also found during the raid. Petrol was being transferred from the two tankers into the secret under tank and being replaced with an adulterated mixture of kerosene and other chemicals, the officers informed.
Based on verified information in this regard, a team comprising the deputy director of the Food and Civil Supplies Department Manikya, food inspectors K. Pramod Kumar and Charan, and police sub-inspector Puneeth Gavankar conducted a raid and subsequently registered a case.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
