Patil to brief PM on Hyderabad visit

New Delhi, Aug 26 (UNI) Home Minister Shivraj Patil will brief the Prime Minister on the developments in Hyderabad on his return to the Capital tonight.

Mr Patil will apprise Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the situation in Hyderabad and his assessment of the developments there in the wake of yesterday's blasts that left 43 people dead and scores of others injured, according to the PMO spokesman.

Earlier in the day, the Home Minister had visited the Andhra Pradesh capital for a first hand feel of the situation.

Seven engineering students from Nasik in Maharashtra, two railway policemen from Madhya Pradesh, 12 women and three children were among the victims.

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