Overview

• CCTV analysis showed the explosion originated in a cardboard box inside a shop, pointing to illegal firecracker storage rather than a device in the parked scooters.
• Nearly seven quintals of illicit firecrackers were seized in overnight searches near the site as authorities began a broader crackdown on unlawful stockpiles.
• Around 12 people were detained for questioning, and senior officials suspended multiple police personnel, including the Moolganj SHO, over enforcement failures.
• Eight people were injured, with four suffering severe burns and referred to King George’s Medical University in Lucknow, and several shops and vehicles were damaged.
• Officials dismissed a circulated Khalistan claim as baseless, reported no trace of high‑grade explosives so far, and said ATS and forensic teams are continuing the probe.