Mixer grinder explodes at courier office in Karnataka’s Hassan, 1 injured

Hassan:  A mixer grinder that had come as a parcel exploded at a courier office here, leaving one person injured, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at DTDC courier office at K R Puram here on Monday night, and the injured has been identified as Shashi, who worked at the courier office.
“It is said that the mixi had come as a courier. It is yet to be verified whether it exploded when the plug was connected to plug point or exploded on its own as a parcel,” Hassan Superintendent of Police (SP) Hariram Shankar said.
According to the police, Shashi suffered injuries on his hands and some parts of his body and is undergoing treatment.
He is out of danger and is conscious.
The SP said, the mixi blade is the one that caused injury, other than that foreign projectiles or nails or ball bearings have not been found. The glasses of the shop have been damaged due to the force of the explosion.