Bengaluru: Two persons died, while three others sustained grievous injuries in a cylinder blast that happened on Monday afternoon at a food factory here on Magadi road in the city.

The deceased persons have been identified as Manish, and Saurabh, both hailing from Bihar.

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According to the reports, the incident took place at MM Food Factory on Magadi road. Six workers were reportedly working at the factory when the incident took place. While one of them escaped without injuries, three sustained injuries, and two workers died. The injured workers were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The exact reason for the blast is yet to be ascertained. The fire brigade team reached the spot and the operation to douse the fire is underway.

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Hyderabad (PTI): Top Telugu actor Allu Arjun, an accused in the case booked over the death of a woman in a stampede here during the premiere of his latest film 'Pushpa-2', appeared through a video conference before a local court on Friday.

Allu Arjun, who was named as accused no 11, also filed a regular bail petition in the court which may come up for hearing on December 30.

The actor, who was arrested on December 13 in connection with the incident, was produced before the Nampally court, which remanded him to a 14-day judicial custody which ended today. He was to present himself before the court as part of further proceedings and he appeared through video conference.

Shortly after Allu Arjun was shifted to jail, the Telangana High Court granted him interim bail for four weeks (from December 13) and he was released from the jail on December 14.

A 35-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old son was injured on December 4 during a stampede-like situation at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad when fans jostled to have a glimpse of the actor at the premiere of 'Pushpa 2' movie.

Following the incident, the city police registered a case against Allu Arjun, his security team, and the theatre management under different sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chikkadpally police station based on the complaint lodged by the deceased woman's family.