Cylinder explosion in Kalaburagi hotel injures several
Kalaburagi: A gas cylinder explosion at Saptgiri Hotel near Sri Sharanbasaveshwara Lake in Kalaburagi has left many injured, with four individuals in critical condition. The explosion occurred while a pipe connection was being made to another cylinder after the previous one was empty.
The injured include the cook Sasikala, Ramesh Firozabad, their daughter Ambika, and sons Mallinath, Rakesh, Shankar, Gurumurthy, Prashanth, Satyavan, Apparai, Mallinath, Vitthalana, Mahesh, and Lakshman. Four of the injured are in alarming condition and have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment. Nine others suffered minor injuries.
The explosion, which took place in the kitchen on the ground floor, caused significant damage to the hotel building, shattering the windows.
Commissioner of Police R. Chetan Kumar and ACP Kannika Shikhiwal visited the site to conduct an inspection.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
