Overview
- The device detonated inside 35-year-old Rajendra Barotiya’s mouth when he bit what he was told was a rasgulla during a village gathering on Tuesday, and he died after being taken to Dindori district hospital.
- Police have arrested two men and detained a youth in connection with the case and have registered charges under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act.
- Investigators say the object resembles a locally made 'suar maar' or pig-killer bomb, a crude percussion explosive assembled by packing dough balls with gunpowder and sometimes used to hunt wild boars.
- Bomb-disposal and forensic teams cordoned off the scene, collected explosive residue and are questioning suspects to establish who manufactured or supplied the device and whether the act was a prank, a personal attack or deliberate homicide.
- The incident has raised safety concerns in the area and prompted warnings to villagers about handling round, unattended objects that can mimic sweets and conceal dangerous homemade explosives.