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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought an mentation from the Maharashtra government connected Thursday (March 5, 2026), regarding the deaths of astatine slightest 18 workers successful a blast astatine an explosives manufacturing portion astatine Raulgaon, successful Katol taluka of Nagpur.
According to reports, the blast occurred successful the factory’s packing conception connected March 1, leaving 24 further workers earnestly injured. Initial investigations bespeak that the incidental whitethorn impact violations of the Explosives Act and the Factories Act. Authorities person reportedly registered a lawsuit of culpable homicide against the factory’s management.
Taking enactment of the seriousness of the incidental and its imaginable quality rights implications, the NHRC has issued notices to the State’s Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police asking them to taxable a elaborate study wrong 2 weeks.
The study is expected to supply updates connected the aesculapian information of the injured workers, advancement successful the investigation, and the presumption of compensation for the injured arsenic good arsenic for the families of those who mislaid their lives.
