Man dies after bomb concealed in rasgulla explodes, two arrested in Madhya Pradesh
A man in Dindori district died when a homemade explosive hidden inside a sweet detonated, and police have detained two suspects.
Police in Madhya Pradesh have arrested two men in connection with the death of Rajendra Barautiya, who died after a bomb concealed inside a rasgulla exploded in his mouth. Barautiya was sitting with his family around a bonfire on Tuesday when a fellow villager handed him the sweet, which police say was intended for killing wild boars.
The blast caused severe injuries to his mouth and jaw; he was taken to a hospital but succumbed a few hours later. Homemade explosive devices, often made by packing dough balls with gunpowder sourced from firecrackers or quarries, are sometimes used in rural areas to control wild boar populations.
The case has been registered under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, covering culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act. Investigators are probing how the accused obtained the device, whether others were involved in its procurement, and the motive behind the incident.
"We don't know if the motive was to kill, or if it was a mischief. That is a matter of investigation," a police spokesperson said.