Bengaluru: Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Arvind Bellad, has issued an apology to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his recent remarks.

During a media conference at the Palace Grounds, Bellad had questioned the Chief Minister's involvement in the Jindal land deal by saying, "Is it Siddaramaiah's father's property?"

The comment was made in response to the alleged offer of land to Jindal at a concessional rate.

Following backlash, Bellad wrote a letter to CM Siddaramaiah expressing regret for his words.

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Indore (PTI): A three-storey house collapsed in Indore's Ranipura area on Monday night following rains, killing two persons and injuring 12 others, officials said.

District Collector Shivam Verma said that 14 members of a family were trapped under the debris of the building.

Of them, 12 were undergoing treatment at the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Government Hospital (MYH), the officer said, adding the deceased have been identified as Alifa and Faheem.

Dean of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Dr Arvind Ghanghoria, told PTI that Alifa (20), who was trapped under the debris of the collapsed building, was brought to the Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

The five-hour rescue operation is now over, the district collector said. "The front portion of the building had recently been rebuilt, but the back portion was old. We will investigate the condition of the building's foundation.

Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said that a portion of the collapsed building fell on a neighbouring structure. Preliminary information suggests the building was eight to 10 years old.