Tumakuru (Karnataka), Jan 28 (PTI): Two workers died after a boiler at a rice bran oil factory in Antharasanahalli industrial area here allegedly exploded on Tuesday, police said.

 

The deceased have been identified as Chandan Sharma (24) and Santosh (27), from Bihar, they said.

According to police, the blast occurred at around 5.30 pm.

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One of the boilers at the rice bran oil factory exploded, causing the victims to fall from a height, which led to their death.

A case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and the matter is being investigated, police said.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.