Man dies after explosive disguised as sweet detonates in mouth in Madhya Pradesh
Police say a 35-year-old man in Dindori district was killed when an improvised explosive, made to look like a rasgulla, exploded as he bit it, and a suspect has been charged with culpable homicide.
A 35-year-old resident of Chhanta village in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district died on Tuesday evening after an improvised explosive detonated inside his mouth, police said. The device, which is reportedly used by some rural and tribal communities to hunt wild boars, was disguised as a sweet called rasgulla. According to Dindori Kotwali police station in-charge Nagpure, the victim, Rajendra Barautiya, was sitting around a bonfire during Diwali celebrations when his friend, Ram Bhagat, placed the object in his mouth while they were joking.
Barautiya bit into the object, which exploded, causing severe injuries. He was taken to Dindori district hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. A post-mortem examination was conducted before his body was released to his family.
Investigators have not yet determined whether the act was intended as a prank or a deliberate attack, police officer Rekha Singh told AFP. The police have filed a case against Ram Bhagat Barotiya under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosives Act, charging him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.