Sagar: Electric short circuit at Syndicate Bank: Computers, printers destroyed
Sagar: An Electric short-circuit led to a fire at the Syndicate Bank branch of the city, located near the Mysuru Café hotel here in the wee hours of Monday.
According to the reports the incident was reported at 2.30 am when the bank ATM’s security guard noticed fire inside the bank and informed the bank manager. During the incident Computers, scanner, passbook printer and other items of the bank were damaged and destroyed by the fire, the reports added.
Local fire brigade team also rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
Bank Manager Sandeep Kumar lauded the alertness of the security guard and confirmed that banker locker and registers were safe because of the quick responsiveness of the guard.
The fire brigade team which rushed to the spot and controlled the fire included Ishwar Naik, Abdul Razzak, J Ravi, Sathish, Srinivas and driver Shankar Gowda.
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Chhattisgarh: FIR against Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal, others after blast kills 20 workers
Sakti (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): The Chhattisgarh police on Thursday registered an FIR against Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal and others in connection with the blast at the firm's power plant in Sakti district that claimed 20 lives, an official said.
The explosion occurred on April 14 at the Vedanta plant in Singhitarai village when a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine burst, leaving several workers with severe burn injuries. The incident claimed 20 lives and left 16 persons injured.
A case has been registered at Dabhra police station under sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said.
"Eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, have been named in the FIR. If more persons are found responsible during the investigation, their names will be added," Thakur told PTI.
Investigation into the incident is underway and several reports are awaited, including post-mortem reports of the deceased and findings from the forensic science laboratory and the industrial health and safety department, he said.
"A technical team has also been constituted to probe the cause of the blast. Further sections will be added if required after all reports are received," the SP said.
Following the incident, the opposition Congress had demanded registration of an FIR against the plant management and a judicial inquiry into it.
