Overview

• The explosion late Monday in Alur taluk injured Kavya, 28, and Sudarshan, 32, who were shifted to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru and are in critical condition.
• Mohan Kumar filed a police complaint after a blast was heard near the washroom area of the house, with other family members escaping unhurt.
• Police say initial claims of a cylinder blast remain unconfirmed, and officers earlier noted the cylinder at the scene appeared intact.
• Superintendent of Police Mohammed Sujeetha said the couple had been working on something in the passage when the blast occurred, and investigators are not limiting the probe to a cylinder failure.
• An FSL team, a senior crime officer, and a specialist team from Bengaluru are collecting samples from the site as authorities scrutinize materials found and examine possible chemical components.