Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge expresses shock over Kadechur cheamical leak incident, directs compensation and safety report following laborers' deaths.

After the incident, the five labourers were rushed to the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in neighbouring Raichur district, where three were declared brought dead.

A chemical leak at a factory in Yadgir district's Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area on August 5, 2026, left three labourers dead and two others hospitalized.