Twist in Bengaluru fire case that killed siblings; reports suggest drunk father set house on fire
Bengaluru, Oct 21: A 45-year-old man in an inebriated state allegedly set his house on fire killing himself and his two children, including a daughter, in the city on Monday, police said.
His wife is battling for life at a government hospital, where she has been admitted with critical burn injuries, police said.
Neighbours noticed the fire and informed the fire brigade but by the time firefighters could reach, the man, his 21-year-old daughter and 13-year-old were dead.
Police said the man was a drunkard and was unemployed whereas his wife and daughter were making a living by selling garlands.
Often there was quarrel in the family, police added.
A case has been registered.
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Mysterious blast outside house in J-K's Samba, no one injured
Jammu (PTI): A mysterious blast occurred in a village in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Monday, officials said.
The blast took place near the main gate of the residence of former sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma at Gawala Talab, some 10 km from the International Border in the Ghagwal sector around 2 am, the officials said.
They said the blast uprooted the gate and a portion of the boundary wall but caused no casualty.
A team of forensic experts visited the site and took samples from the scene to ascertain the cause of the explosion, they said.
Police have registered an FIR, the officials said, adding senior officers are on the scene and further investigation is on.
