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Three Killed in Hazaribagh Neighborhood Blast as Police Launch Forensic Probe

Investigators are examining whether a device left on a nearby plot detonated.

Overview

  • The explosion struck Habib Nagar under the Barabazar TOP area around 5 p.m., sending residents into panic.
  • Police confirmed three fatalities—Mohammad Saddam, his wife Nanhi Parveen, and Rashida—and reported two others injured.
  • The injured were taken to Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared three victims dead on arrival.
  • Officers sealed the area and called in a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence and determine the cause.
  • Preliminary accounts say the victims were cleaning a plot near their home when the blast occurred, with the exact trigger still under investigation.