Overview
- A strong explosion tore a several‑feet‑deep crater in an enclosed vacant plot in Ashoh village and blew off bricks and nearby tree leaves, officials said.
- Investigators recovered two severed human legs at and just outside the plot but have not located the head, torso or identified the victim.
- The land belongs to BJP leader Jagdish Prasad Gautam and police were notified about the scene two days after residents heard the blast, which heightened local alarm.
- Officers reported finding material suspected to be linked to explosive manufacture or handling and have called in a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, the SOG, a dog unit and forensic teams.
- The probe is ongoing with forensic analysis and victim identification listed as priorities, and police say no nearby family has yet reported a missing person.