Gas Geyser Leak in Mysuru District Kills Two Sisters

Overview

• The victims were identified as Gulfam, 23, and her sister Simran Taj, 20, at their home in Bettadapura in Periyapatna taluk of Mysuru district.
• Their father, Altaf, forced open the bathroom door when they did not emerge and rushed them to a hospital, where they were declared dead.
• Police said the bathroom geyser emitted LPG but did not catch fire, indicating a leak without ignition.
• Post-mortem examinations were completed, the bodies were handed to the family, and a case was registered at Periyapatna Police Station.
• In a separate incident in KR Puram, Bengaluru, a cooking gas cylinder blast killed one person, injured three, and caused a building collapse with nearby houses damaged.