Whitefield division police shot at two rowdies, arrested them
Bengaluru: Whitefield division's KR Puram police of the city shot at legs of two rowdies, including rowdy Appu who is accused in the murder case of Sripur Srinivas, and arrested them.
Abdul Ahad, DCP, Whitefield Division, informed that the arrested rowdies are Naveen Kumar alias Appu, accused in the murder case of former BBMP member's husband Sirapur Srinivas, and J. Jagadish, who is accused in the murder case of a businessman.
KR Puram SI H. Jayaraj and Squad staff Mohan Kumar, Muniraju, Mamatesh Gowda, Venkatesh and Shrishaila participated in the operation. Senior officers have appreciated the success of this team.
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26 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China
Beijing (PTI): At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province, officials said on Tuesday.
The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the plant operated by the Huasheng fireworks manufacturing and display company in Liuyang, a county-level city under Changsha, the provincial capital.
Videos circulating on Chinese social media showed massive destruction of property spanning several kilometres.
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More than 480 rescuers, organised into five teams, have been deployed for relief operations, with three rescue robots pressed into service.
Officials said 26 people were killed and 61 others were injured. The injured have been rushed to hospitals for treatment, while a second round of search operations is underway.
China is a leading manufacturer and exporter of fireworks.
As the explosion site is located near two black powder warehouses, the rescuers have evacuated nearby residents and set up a buffer zone to prevent a secondary accident, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched experts to the scene to guide rescue efforts.
The person in charge of the company has been detained by police and the cause of the accident is being investigated, the report said.
