Fire at Bengaluru air show now under control, about 300 cars gutted
Defence Ministry orders inquiry
Bengaluru: In a major tragedy which was reported on Saturday afternoon at the Bengaluru air show, over 300 cars have reportedly been charred down.
According to the latest reports, the fire has been brought under control after hours of struggle by the fire rescue department.
Luckily, no injuries or causalities have been reported in the incident.
The officials however added that the fire must’ve broke out due to a lit cigarette that was disposed in the open field parking lot of the air show, “Strong wind helped the fire take off very quickly” officials added.
Huge plumes of smoke were seen in the air, as the fire charred down over 300 vehicles including two-wheelers, reducing the owners of the cars to mere helpless spectators of the indident.
Locals too had joined the rescue operation and tried to escort as many vehicles as possible to a safer location, by break opening the doors and windows of the car.
An IAF helicopter was deployed for the aerial assessment of the fire, as about 100 aircrafts which had arrived for the show, were parked on a little distance from the parking lot that caught fire.
The defence ministry has ordered a court of enquiry into the matter.
Meanwhile, the air show was also brought to halt, when the fire was reported and no aircrafts took off until the fire was brought under control.
Today's incident comes less than a week after two jets of the Indian Air Force's Suryakiran Aerobatic Team crashed after a mid-air collision over the air base. One of the three pilots in the crash had died.
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SC transfers RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-murder case to Calcutta HC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court.
The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court.
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The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim.
The body of the postgraduate trainee doctor was found in the hospital's seminar room on August 9 last year. The Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, the next day.
On January 20, a Kolkata trial court awarded convict Roy "life term imprisonment till death" in the case. The crime triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.
The apex court, even after the primary conviction, is monitoring multiple ancillary issues, including regularising the unauthorised absence of doctors.
While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a National Task Force (NTF) on August 20 last year to formulate a protocol to ensure the safety and security of medical professionals in the wake of the crime.
