Pune, Dec 22: Two persons were killed and four injured in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder leak in Pune in Maharashtra, a police official said on Thursday.

The incident took place in Chakan, some 40 kilometres from the district headquarters, on Wednesday evening, he said. Rajasthan: Professor Accused of Blackmailing, Demanding Sexual Favours From Student in Kota Sent to Three-Day Police Custody; Mediator Booked.

"One of the deceased, who is 19-year-old and is reportedly mentally unwell, brought a gas cylinder from a neighbour and was possibly fiddling with it in the kitchen in his house when the leak and explosion took place," he said. Measles Outbreak: Mumbai Reports a Single Case of Viral Infection, Zero Death in Past 24 Hours.

The teen and a 95-year-old woman died and four persons have been injured, the Chakan police station official said. The deceased teen has been charged under section 304(a) of the Indian Penal Code for causing death by negligence.

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