Bengaluru, Oct 1 (PTI) A couple who sustained severe injuries following a suspicious explosion in Alur taluk of Hassan district succumbed to burns while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru, police said on Wednesday.

Sudarshan (32) and Kavya (28) were shifted from Hassan district to Victoria hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment and they died late Tuesday, they said.

The explosion occured on Monday night at their house in Alur taluk in Hassan district.

Initially, it was suspected to be a cylinder blast, but police are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the explosion, a senior police officer said.

According to police, on September 29, a case was registered in Alur police station limits, based on the complaint by Mohan Kumar following a blast that was reported in his ho

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