Overview
- The blast occurred while the victim, 35-year-old Rajendra Barautiya, was sitting with family near a bonfire in Padariya Chhanta village and bit into an object offered to him that he was told was a rasgulla.
- The device detonated inside his mouth, causing catastrophic facial and jaw injuries; he was taken to Dindori district hospital and died during treatment.
- Police detained and later charged two men, including the man accused of handing over the object, under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Explosive Substances Act.
- Forensic and bomb-disposal teams collected explosive residue and cordoned off the scene while investigators question suspects about where the crude device came from and whether others were involved.
- Authorities say the device matches locally made 'suar maar' or pig-killer bombs — dough balls packed with gunpowder used to kill wild boars — a practice that can leave such explosives resembling round sweets and pose a serious public-safety risk.