The priest Navrattan Lal (75) and his wife Jamna Devi (60) sustained 80 percent burn injuries in the incident occurred in Heera Ki Bassi village falling under Devgarh police station in Rajsamand district on Sunday at around 8.30 pm.
The accused, identified by the police as Sharik, has been admitted to the Father Muller Hospital in Karnataka's Mangaluru after he sustained 40-45 per cent burn injuries due to a fire that broke out in an autorickshaw in the Kankanadi police station area at around 5 pm on Saturday.
In a major breakthrough in the Mangaluru autorickshaw blast case, Additional Director General of Police Alok Kumar on Sunday visited the spot and said that the bomb was implanted with an aim to disrupt harmony in the area.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Sunday attacked Congress for doing nothing for the welfare of SC/ST communities and said that Congress will "disappear" in the "tsunami" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
It was also informed that in the morning, the police called a bomb disposal squad and a team of sniffer dogs on the spot. When the search operation was carried out, the team found many live cartridges, the police stated.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai on Saturday addressed the general public during the Dr Nagaraj Jamkhandi Memorial Madhyama Award function. The Chief Minister remembered the late veteran journalist Nagaraj Jamkhandi with teary eyes.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday reviewed nine new railway line projects which have been taken up on 50:50 ratios with the Government of India.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the State is expecting investments of around Rs 2 lakh crore for renewable energy in coastal regions.
With an aim to give a platform to forgotten or lesser-known freedom fighters, a new memorial will be constructed, informed Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.