Sigachi Plant Blast Toll Rises to 46 as Police File FIR
The state has reaffirmed ex gratia payments of ₹1 crore per deceased worker’s family
Overview
- A hospitalized survivor died on Thursday, bringing the total fatalities to 46.
- Eight injured victims remain under treatment and eight workers are still missing.
- Sangareddy police registered an FIR against Sigachi management under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 105, 110 and 117 based on a family’s complaint.
- The district administration forwarded a missing-persons report to the state government for further action.
- Forensic teams are conducting DNA profiling of charred remains as expert panels investigate the blast’s technical and managerial causes.