Raichur, May 3 -- A fire broke out at a mass wedding ceremony in Sindhanur taluk of Karnataka's Raichur district on Sunday.

The event was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar earlier.

No casualties have been reported and the fire has been doused.

Further details are awaited.

Meanwhile, in a dramatic turn of events that has sent ripples through Karnataka's political landscape, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has branded the legal and administrative battle over the Sringeri assembly constituency a "disgrace to the nation" and an "organised crime" against democracy.

The controversy peaked on Sunday after a court-ordered recount of postal ballots concluded. Despite allegations of a "large-scale conspiracy" to overturn...