Bagalkote: Man arrested for stone-pelting during Shivaji Jayanti procession
Bagalkote: Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a stone-pelting incident during the Shivaji Jayanti procession organised by the Maratha Welfare Association in the city on Thursday evening.
District Superintendent of Police Siddhartha Goyal said the accused, identified as Tanzeer (28), allegedly threw two stones from a shoe rack placed outside a mosque before the procession reached the spot. The stones reportedly hit police and a member of the public. However, no injuries were reported.
Addressing a press conference, the SP clarified that only one person was involved in the stone-pelting and that no larger group was responsible.
Additionally, seven other individuals have been arrested on charges of obstructing police duty during the incident.
The SP said that the situation in the city is currently under control. Further investigation is under way.
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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.
