Overview
- A 35‑year‑old villager, identified as Rajendra Barautiya, was handed an object presented as a rasgulla and bit into it at a bonfire before the device exploded inside his mouth on Tuesday, leaving him fatally injured.
- Local police detained the man who allegedly offered the object, named Ram Bhagat (also reported as Ramabhagat Barautiya), plus at least one other person, and have questioned a boy accused of supplying the device.
- Authorities have registered a culpable‑homicide case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and invoked Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act against the accused.
- Forensic and bomb‑disposal teams cordoned off the scene, collected explosive residue and are probing motive and the supply chain to learn who made or sold the crude device.
- Investigators say the item resembled a locally made 'suar maar' or pig‑killer bomb used by some to kill wild boars, and the case highlights risks from easy access to improvised rural explosives and the need to report suspicious objects rather than handle them.