Man dies after biting homemade bomb mistaken for rasgulla in Madhya Pradesh
Police say a man in Dindori district died when a homemade bomb, presented as a sweet, exploded as he bit into it, and two suspects have been detained.
A resident of Padariya village in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district died on Tuesday night after biting into a homemade bomb that was presented to him as a rasgulla, a popular Indian sweet. The victim, identified as Rajendra Barotiya, was at his home when Ram Bhagat Barotiya handed him the device during a conversation.
"It was a bomb used to kill animals. When we heard the blast, we urged our neighbours to help and brought him to the hospital in an autorickshaw," said Rajendra's wife, Sushila Bai.
Police from Kotwali police station arrived after being alerted to the incident. In-charge Durga Prasad Nagpure said the authorities detained Ram Bhagat along with another individual, a boy who reportedly gave the bomb to the suspect and is also being questioned. Nagpure noted that it was dark at the time and the victim could not clearly see whether he was being handed a bomb or a sweet.
Investigators are examining all possible motives, including personal enmity between the accused and the victim's neighbours.