Bengaluru, April 7 -- A 38-year-old man was killed and another critically injured in an explosion at a granite quarry near Makapur village in Lingasugur taluk, police said.

"The incident occurred on Saturday at around 11 am. The blast likely took place when the workers were reportedly handling explosives as part of routine quarrying operations. Soon after the incident, the injured worker, Venkatesh, was shifted to Bagalkote for additional treatment while one died on the spot," Raichur superintendent of police (SP) Putta Madaiah told HT.

The deceased was a resident of Ilakal in Bagalkote district and died at the scene. The injured worker, identified as 40-year-old Mahalinga from Kushtagi in Koppal district, was rushed to a local hospital...