<h1>LPG tanker explosion kills three, injures 21; FIR cites culpable homicide and mischief under BNS sections 105 and 324(4)</h1> An LPG tanker collision and subsequent explosion killed three people and injured 21 after the blaze spread to nearby shops and residences; authorities registered an FIR alleging culpable homicide not amounting to murder and mischief causing damage to property under sections 105 and 324(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The state government announced ex gratia payments for next of kin and free medical treatment for the injured, while local officials sealed the highway, deployed disaster-response teams and ordered inspections for gas leakage. Residents staged protests demanding higher compensation and an inquiry into alleged illegal refilling.