Explosion near Bengaluru International Airport injures 6 people
Bengaluru: In an incident that occurred on Sunday, 6 labourers who were working on road construction near the Kempegowda International Airport sustained injuries in a worksite explosion.
Avinash, Siraj, Prashant, Gautam, Ajay Kumar, and Nagesh Rao are the injured labourers, sources in the police revealed.
It is learned that in the background of the Airport expansion, work related to the construction of the Second Terminal was underway, and in the vicinity of the Airport, a new road was also being constructed. Since a few days ago, work was in progress between the Terminal and road, where white stripes were being painted as signs for vehicular movement.
On Sunday, the labourers who had come in for work had gathered under the overpass. They were mixing the required white paint meant for road signs with other chemicals and using a cylinder to heat the mixture. An explosion suddenly occurred during this time. In a matter of few minutes, the fire began to spread all around the overpass”, Sources revealed.
The Airport Fire Brigade staff conducted an operation that lasted for two and a half hours, and thus put out the fire, sources in the police informed.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
