LPG leak: Woman, husband suffer burns

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, OCT. 10. Ms. Jayanthi and her husband, Mr. Ashok, suffered severe burns in an explosion caused by an LPG leak in their house at Bhuvaneshwarinagar in K.P.Agrahara Police Station limits on Monday.

Police said the regulator of the gas cylinder in the kitchen of the house was not turned off last night. The leaked gas was ignited when Ms. Jayanthi tried to light the stove in the morning. Her clothes caught fire, and when Mr. Ashok rushed to her rescue, he also suffered burns.

The neighbours, who woke up on hearing cries for help from the couple, informed police, and shifted them to hospital. They suffered 70 per cent burns, and have been admitted to Victoria hospital.

The walls of the house and the buildings on its rear side suffered minor damage in the explosion.

Killed in mishap: Srinath of Subbayyanapalya was killed when his motorcycle was knocked down by a Tempo van near the Raghavendra Math in Banaswadi Police Station limits on Tuesday.

Mr. Ramanju, who was riding pillion, escaped with injuries. Srinath was brought dead to hospital.

Chain snatched: Two robbers snatched away the gold chain of Ms. Saikumari when she was taking a walk near the Mini Forest in J.P.Nagar on Tuesday.

Police said she was alone when the incident occurred. The robbers escaped on a two-wheeler.

Arrested: The K.P.Agrahara police arrested Ayubkhan, Allabaksh, Jameel, and Nasurulla for allegedly murdering Safrunnisa in her house on Sunday.

The accused allegedly committed the murder in front of her family to avenge the ``dowry death'' of Ayubkhan's sister, who was married to Safrunnisa's son.

The Yelahanka police arrested Chandra for allegedly murdering Shankar of LBS Nagar in Yelahanka Satellite Town on October 5. The accused took the victim out of his house, and stabbed him to death.

The Vijayanagar police arrested Dayanand and Shankar of Mudalapalaya, and reportedly recovered six two-wheelers allegedly stolen by them.

The Rajagopalanagar police arrested Rajesh, alias Dharmaraj, and Ramesh, and claimed to have recovered a gold chain and eight bicycles stolen by them.

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