Man dies after consuming bomb disguised as rasgulla in Madhya Pradesh
A 35-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh died when a homemade bomb made to resemble the sweet rasgulla exploded in his mouth, police said.
Police said a 35-year-old man, identified as Rajendra Barautiya, died after a crude bomb disguised as the traditional sweet rasgulla exploded in his mouth. The incident occurred on Tuesday while he was gathered around a bonfire in Dindori district, central Madhya Pradesh.
Local authorities explained that some tribal communities create improvised devices by packing dough balls with gunpowder, often sourced from firecrackers, to kill wild boars. The devices are intended to detonate when an animal bites them, but they can resemble edible sweets.
"The bomb, used by some tribal people in the area to kill wild boars, was offered to this man," police officer Rekha Singh told AFP. "It exploded in his mouth." Barautiya was taken to a hospital with severe injuries and later died.
The villager who handed him the item, identified as Ramabhagat Barautiya, described it as a rasgulla. Two men have been arrested and charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Singh added that investigators are still determining whether the device was intended as a weapon or a prank.