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Surat Mill Blast Toll Rises to Eight as Police Book Operator, Supervisor

Police have booked the drum operator and a supervisor on negligent-death charges.

Overview

  • The latest deaths include Sushma Mishra, Yogendra Prajapati and Munna Das, taking the toll from the September 1 explosion to eight.
  • An FIR under BNS sections 106(1), 125(a) and 125(b) names operator Anmol Sahoo and supervisor Alpesh Patel after a coworker alleged the machine was left running.
  • Investigators received DNA results confirming the identities of two workers who died on the day of the blast: Roshan Sahoo and Devendra Singh.
  • DISH has issued a closure notice to Santosh Textile Mills, hired experts to examine a pressure surge in the drum washer and plans to file a Factory Act case.
  • Police say 16 injured workers remain hospitalized as they await reports from DISH, the FSL and the state pollution board to determine further action.