Two people killed in the explosion of a gas bottle while filming Kannada Ranam film in Bengaluru

A woman and a child were killed when a cylinder exploded during filming, Ranam (Kannada and Telugu) in Bagalur in Bengaluru Friday afternoon. Another seriously injured child was taken to a local hospital.

The deceased was identified as Sumana Banu, 28, and her daughter Ayesha Banu, 5, who lives in Kattigenahalli in Yelahanka. According to some allegations, the road where the incident occurred was reportedly blocked to allow the shooting. Sumana and her husband, Tabrez Khan, a driver by profession and two girls, were driving in a car to Sulibele. They parked the car on the side because of the roadblock and stooped down to witness the shooting.

Sumana's brother-in-law, Javed Khan, told the media that his brother had been lucky enough to 39, escape while he stood next. Sumana was with her two daughters standing near the set and the cylinder exploded right next to them. Due to the severity of the explosion, her sister-in-law and her niece died on the spot.

"Proceedings will be brought against the perpetrators of the deaths by not complying with the procedure for willful homicide murder of murder committed under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code.After the incident, the entire film "he escaped," Seemanth Kumar Singh, additional police commissioner (East), told Mirror.

The film – featuring Chetan, Chiranjeevi Sarja and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar – was being shot on the outskirts of Bengaluru. An action sequence was filmed when the explosion occurred. The film was directed by V Samudra.

While the team was not available to comment, additional details are expected from the scene. It is said that none of the main actors were injured during the incident.

Bagaluru police in the Northeast Bengaluru Division have registered a case and are continuing their investigations.