Five persons, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory here, a police official said on Tuesday, adding the explosion caused damage to nearby houses.Eleven persons sustained injuries in the blast, which occurred in the factory located in the Naushera area under the Shikohabad police station limits on Monday night, they said.
On Tuesday, based on the complaint lodged by the son of a deceased woman, a case was registered against Bhoora alias Navi Abdullah, who manufactures and sells firecrackers, and his two sons.
SHO of the Shikohabad police station Pradeep Kumar Singh, on Tuesday told PTI, “The house where the explosion took place belongs to Prem Singh Kushwaha and it was completely razed to the ground. The house was taken on rent by Bhure Khan, who manufactures and sells firecrackers. No one was injured in the house, where the explosion took place.
“Based on the complaint lodged by Pawan Kushwaha, son of deceased Meera Devi Kushwaha, a case has been registered against Bhoora and his two sons — Taj and Raja — under relevant sections of the BNS and the Explosives Act,” Singh said.
In his complaint, Pawan Kushwaha said, “In our village Naushera, Bhoora alias Navi Abdullah was into firecrackers’ business for a long time… Bhoora along with his sons Taj, Raja and others had, as part of a conspiracy, stored huge amount of explosive material inside his rented house. The three as part of a conspiracy ignited the explosive substances, and ran away.
“As a result of this, there was a huge explosion, in which my family members and that of my neighbour were buried under the debris, and they died,” he said.