Man Dies After Eating Crude Bomb Disguised as Traditional Indian Sweet
Police say the crude device used to kill wild boars was concealed inside a sweet, and two men were charged with culpable homicide.
- On Tuesday, 35-year-old Rajendra Barautiya died in Padariya Chhanta village, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, after a 'rasgulla' he was eating exploded in his mouth.
- Fellow villager Ramabhagat Barautiya joined Rajendra near a fire after dinner, and during their conversation allegedly handed him the explosive device, claiming it was a sweet.
- Inspector Durga Prasad Nagpure, Dindori Kotwali police station head, confirmed the device was a 'pig-killer bomb'—a crude explosive used to kill wild boars—causing severe mouth and jaw injuries.
- Police registered a case against Ramabhagat under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act.
- Dindori Kotwali police are investigating how the accused obtained the crude explosive device and whether others were involved in procuring the material or determining his motive.
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A 35-year-old man died on Tuesday as a result of his injuries after eating a fake sugar shop containing an explosive pellet.
A 35-year-old man died on Tuesday as a result of his injuries after eating a fake sugar shop containing an explosive pellet.
Madhya Pradesh: Man mistakes wild boar-hunting bomb for rasgulla, dies after it explodes in his mouth
A man in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district died after a crude bomb resembling a rasgulla exploded in his mouth. The device, reportedly used to hunt wild boars, was handed to him while he was sitting around a bonfire with fellow villagers.
Man dies after eating bomb disguised as popular sweet dumpling dessert
The 35-year-old victim had finished dinner with his family and was sitting by a bonfire outside his home when a neighbor handed him what appeared to be a rasgulla -- a popular sweet made from cottage cheese.
In India, a man caught a candy in which an explosive device was hidden, which exploded in the mouth of the 35-year-old, who suffered severe injuries. According to the police, he was taken to a hospital, but could not be saved.
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