Hubballi Cylinder Blast: Death Toll Rises to Four as Another Ayyappa Devotee Succumbs
Hubballi, (Hubli Express News): One more devotee of Ayyappa Swami who suffered serious injuries in a cylinder blast at Sai Nagar Unkal in Hubballi succumbed to his injuries on Friday evening. With this the death toll in this blast incident touched four.
In the evening bulleting doctors informed the media that patient Lingaraju,19 succumbed to the injuries. Remaining patients Shankar, Tejas, Manjunath and Prakash remains critical. Vinayak who was shifted to burns unit his condition is improving, said doctors.
On Friday morning, Raju Harlapur, 21 breathed his last. On Monday, nine Ayyappa Swami devotees sustained severe burn injuries in a cylinder blast at Sai Nagar, Unakal, in Hubballi. Despite intensive treatment at KMCRI Hospital two victims Nijalingappa Bepuri (58), also known as Ajja Swamy, and Sanjay Savadatti (17) passed away on Thursday..
Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Minister Santosh Lad, in coordination with the state government, arranged for expert doctors to be flown in from Bengaluru to provide advanced medical care. KMCRI Hospital has been making relentless efforts to save the injured devotees.
