Fire in Azad market, 5 hurt in cylinder blast Girl gangraped in Karnataka, 7 arrested 6 girls consume poison, 3 die in Aurangabad

NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out in three buildings in Delhi’s Azad market area on Saturday morning and one of them, a four-storey structure, collapsed, officials said. Five people suffered minor injuries after a cylinder exploded at a shop. It is suspected that the cause of the fire was a short circuit in an electric pole, police said. Twenty fire tenders were rushed to the spot after information about the blaze was received, the fire department officials said. The flames were brought under control at 7.30 am and doused by 8.30 am. meanwhile, at least 135 shanties were gutted in a fire that involved multiple gas cylinder explosions in Chhattisgarh’s Durg, a cop said. There was no report of injuries to anyone but property was extensively damaged.

BENGALURU: Karnataka police have arrested seven persons for the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in Bengaluru, officials said on Saturday, adding search is underway for another accused. According to the police, the main accused person had sexually assaulted the victim and made a video of the incident. After the assault he had threatened the victim that he would kill her if she chose to tell anyone about it. Later, he shared the video with his friends. Blackmailing the girl again that video would be made viral on social media, the main accused along with his seven friends gang raped her, the police said.

PATNA: Three girls died, while as many are battling for their lives after all six of them consumed poison at a village in Bihar’s Aurangabad, an official said on Saturday. According to police, one of the girls was involved in a one-sided affair. When her marriage proposal was rejected by the boy she was in love with, she took the extreme step. All the others followed suit. The incident took place in a village which falls under Kasma police station in Aurangabad. Three of the girls are stated to be “critical” in Gaya’s Magadh medical college.