Fire at Telangana Forensic Lab Damages Systems; Union Minister Demands State Statement

• A fire broke out at the Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory (TGFSL) in Hyderabad, damaging computer systems and facilities.
• The incident occurred on the first floor in a room storing seized items like hard disks and papers; no loss of life reported.
• Five fire tenders and one firefighting robot controlled the blaze, suspected to be caused by an electrical short-circuit.
• Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy demanded a statement from the state government, raising concerns about lost investigation data.
• Reddy questioned if backups exist for burnt computers, citing high-profile case data potentially stored at the FSL.