Overview

• Authorities confirmed the deaths of Mohammad Alam and his wife Munni, with five others injured and two in critical condition.
• The late-morning explosion in Behta under Gudamba police station limits damaged multiple neighboring houses and prompted a multi-agency rescue.
• Forensic teams recovered materials used in making firecrackers, and preliminary inquiries point to stored gunpowder as a likely trigger.
• Police are examining whether manufacturing was authorized, with paperwork under review and questions raised over hazardous activity in a residential area.
• Hours later, a separate blast occurred in a tin-shed used for storing firecrackers while stock was being moved, with no injuries reported.