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Palghar Pharma Nitrogen Leak Kills Four as Police Book Medley Officials for Culpable Homicide

Police have filed a culpable homicide case against four senior staff following the nitrogen leak.

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4 workers die after gas leak at pharma unit in Tarapur MIDC, 2 critical
Four people were killed due to the gas leak, according to officials.
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Overview

  • The leak from a nitrogen reaction tank occurred between 2:30 pm and 3 pm at Medley Pharma in Tarapur MIDC, displacing oxygen and suffocating workers.
  • Six workers were rushed to Shinde Hospital; four were declared dead around 6:15 pm and two remain in intensive care in critical condition.
  • The deceased were identified as Kalpesh Raut, Bangali Thakur, Dheeraj Prajapati, and Kamlesh Yadav, while the injured are Rohan Shinde and Nilesh Hadal.
  • Boisar police registered an FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 105 against four senior company staffers, and no arrests have been made so far.
  • Investigators from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health are assessing the tank and potential safety lapses in an industrial zone with recent gas incidents.