150 seized vehicles gutted in fire in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (PTI): Nearly 150 seized vehicles parked in an open area in Srirampura here were gutted in a fire accident on Wednesday, said police.
However, no causalities were reported.
The vehicles at Srirampura station were parked in a two-acre vacant land, they said. “Bengaluru city police used to park all the vehicles seized in criminal cases here,” said an officer to PTI.
According to him, over 10,000 vehicles have been parked in the facility in the last 10 years.
The fire, which broke out at around 11am in one area of the parking lot, soon spread to the other side of the parking lot, consuming about 150 vehicles.
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“We are not sure what exactly caused the fire, but it could be because of the heat and all the inflammable materials like batteries lying around. It is likely that the fire was triggered by patches of dried grass that covers the ground,” said the police.
He said the security guard saw the billowing smoke and alerted the police and firemen.
The police estimate that about 130 two-wheelers, 10 autorickshaws and 10 cars were destroyed in the fire.
Sources said it took firemen nearly two hours to douse the fire.
Incidentally, way back in 1981, a circus that was established in the same ground was burnt to the ground, killing nearly 92 and injuring 300 people.
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SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in a multi-crore rupees cheating case lodged in Rajasthan.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also regularised the interim bail granted earlier to Bhatt's wife Shwetambari Bhatt in the case.
Shwetambari Bhatt was granted interim bail on February 13.
Earlier on January 31, the Rajasthan High Court had rejected their bail applications in the cheating case.
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They were arrested in Mumbai and brought to Udaipur in December last year.
While granting bail to both, the top court asked the parties to make efforts for arriving at an amicable solution through mediation.
Complainant Ajay Murdia, founder of Indira IVF and Fertility Centre and a resident of Udaipur, has alleged in his complaint that Bhatt and his wife induced him to invest over Rs 30 crore in a biopic of his late wife, promising high returns.
Vikram Bhatt was arrested after Murdia filed a complaint of cheating and criminal breach of trust against the filmmaker, his wife and others, alleging that funds taken in the name of a film project were misappropriated.
The complaint has alleged that funds to the tune of Rs 30 crore were misappropriated. The complaint alleged that the Bhatts prepared fake bills under various names and got money transferred from the complainant.
The money was supposed to be for making films for the complainant, but was allegedly deposited into the accused's own accounts and used by them.
Apart from Vikram and his wife, Udaipur-based Dinesh Kataria and Bhatt's manager, Mehboob Ansari, were also arrested by Rajasthan Police on December 7, 2025.
