11 migrant workers from Bihar die after fire at scrap godown in Hyderabad

 Eleven people were charred to death in a major fire accident at a scrap godown in the early hours of Wednesday.

Eleven people were charred to death in a major fire accident at a scrap godown here in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased, all migrant workers from Bihar, were found on the first floor of the building at Bhoiguda in the city, police and fire officials said. The eleven people were charred beyond recognition, a police official told PTI, adding the cause of the fire was being ascertained. The fire control room received a call around 3 AM and the blaze was completely extinguished after about four hours, they said. The eleven people, who were sleeping on the first floor of the building, could not save themselves as there was only one internal spiral staircase in it, they said….

Case against Mohammed Azharuddin, 2 others for ‘cheating’ travel agent

Azharuddin dismissed the allegation as ‘baseless’, and said he will take legal action against the complainant, Mohammed Shahab

A case has been registered against former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin and two others in Aurangabad in Maharashtra after a travel agent lodged a police complaint alleging that they cheated him to the tune of Rs 20.96 lakh, an official said on Thursday. Azharuddin, however, dismissed the allegation as “baseless”, and said he will take legal action against the complainant, Mohammed Shahab.

Shahab, owner of Danish Tours and Travels agency in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad city, alleged in his complaint that he booked various international flight tickets worth Rs 20.96 lakh for Mohammed Azharuddin and some others in November last year on the request of the former India captain’s personal assistant Mujib Khan, the police official said. Shahab alleged he was repeatedly promised payment online, but he did not receive any money.

In his complaint, Shahab said when he asked for the payment, Khan’s associate Sudesh Awakkal sent an e-mail saying he has transferred Rs 10.6 lakh to him, but it was not received, the official said. OnNovember 24, Awakkal sent Shahab a picture on WhatsApp of a cheque issued by him and Khan also did the same on November 29, but the complainant alleged that he did not receive any of the cheques, he said.