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“Police person arrested 9 directors of an explosives manufacturing institution successful Maharashtra's Nagpur territory where a blast claimed the lives of 18 persons,” officials said connected Monday (March 2, 2026).
“The Kalmeshwar constabulary successful Nagpur person registered a lawsuit against 21 directors and shareholders of the SBL Energy Limited nether Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,” they said. “Nine directors of the institution person truthful acold been arrested,” constabulary officials said.
At slightest 18 workers were charred to death, and 24 others were injured, astir of them critically, successful a almighty blast astatine the detonator packing portion of SBL Energy Limited, a mining and concern explosives manufacturer, astatine Raulgaon successful Katol tehsil successful Nagpur connected Sunday greeting (March 1, 2026)
Superintendent of Police (Nagpur Rural) Dr. Harssh Poddar connected Monday (March 2, 206) said that an archetypal study by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) and Defence Information System for Security (DISS) pointed to information lacunae astatine the company. “Acting connected the report, the constabulary registered the lawsuit against the institution officials,” helium said.
“The arrested persons were being questioned and efforts were nether mode to apprehend the remaining accused successful the case,” the authoritative said.
According to police, the bodies were charred beyond recognition, and samples of the household members were being taken for DNA investigating to ascertain the identities of the deceased.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a thorough probe into the origin of the explosion.
