Bengaluru: Eight houses gutted in cylinder explosion at Chamrajpet
Bengaluru: Eight tin roofed houses were burnt, and one individual was seriously injured in a cylinder explosion that occurred at a Godown here at Anandapuram near Chamarajpet on Monday.
The injured were admitted to the hospital and no casualties were reported in the incident.
According to locals and eyewitnesses accounts, the blast occurred due to a short circuit in the warehouse storing decoration items. During which, two LPG gas cylinders caught fire and the fire spread further to the other 8 houses.
Police and fire force reached the spot and managed to douse the fire.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
