Mixer grinder explodes at courier office in Karnataka's Hassan, 1 injured
Hassan (PTI): A mixer grinder that had come as a parcel exploded at a courier office here, leaving one person injured, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at DTDC courier office at K R Puram here on Monday night, and the injured has been identified as Shashi, who worked at the courier office.
"It is said that the mixi had come as a courier. It is yet to be verified whether it exploded when the plug was connected to plug point or exploded on its own as a parcel," Hassan Superintendent of Police (SP) Hariram Shankar said.
According to the police, Shashi suffered injuries on his hands and some parts of his body and is undergoing treatment. He is out of danger and is conscious.
The SP said, the mixi blade is the one that caused injury, other than that foreign projectiles or nails or ball bearings have not been found. The glasses of the shop have been damaged due to the force of the explosion.
"The FSL (Forensic Science Lab) team from Mysuru will look at the cause and nature of the explosion and how it happened. It is yet to be verified from where the parcel had come," he added.
Police said statements are being gathered regarding the incident and a case has been registered under the relevant sections of Explosive Substances Act.
According to a police official, there is nothing suspicious yet and investigation is on.
The incident had created a lot of suspicion, following a cooker blast in an auto rickshaw in Mangaluru recently, which the police called an act of terror, and had blamed the passenger, identified as Mohammed Shariq (24) from Tirthahalli in Shivamogga district, for the blast.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the Mangaluru blast case.
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Doctor cheated of Rs 70 lakh in flat purchase deal in Navi Mumbai; 3 booked
Thane (PTI): A 48-year-old doctor has allegedly been duped of Rs 70 lakh by three persons, including a woman, who offered to sell him a flat in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township, police said on Thursday.
The accused showed a flat located in Roadpali area of Kalamboli to the doctor and expressed their intention to sell it to him despite the fact that it had been already sold to someone else.
They took Rs 70 lakh from the doctor but did not give him possession of the flat, an official from Kalamboli police station said.
When the doctor demanded his money back, the accused evaded him.
The doctor on Tuesday approached the police with a complaint, based on which a case was registered against the three accused under legal provisions for cheating and criminal breach of trust, the official said.
