Following a devastating cracker manufacturing unit blast in Kaushambi that claimed 14 lives, together with 11 kids, authorities have demolished the primary accused’s unlawful home and initiated a complete crackdown on these accountable and negligent officers.
IMAGE: The firecracker manufacturing unit the place a blast killed 13 individuals, close to the Prayagraj-Kaushambi border, Prayagraj, August 31, 2026. {Photograph}: ANI Picture
Key Factors
- Authorities demolished the three-storey home of Naushad, the primary accused within the Kaushambi cracker manufacturing unit blast that killed 14 individuals.
- The blast, which occurred in Manouri city, resulted within the deaths of 11 kids and broken a number of close by homes.
- Naushad, together with two girls, has been arrested, and police are looking for three different absconding suspects.
- 9 police personnel have been suspended for alleged negligence in permitting the unlawful cracker manufacturing unit to function.
- The accused face costs beneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Explosives Act, with authorities additionally figuring out illegally acquired properties.
Authorities have razed a three-storey home of the primary accused within the unlawful cracker manufacturing unit blast in Manouri city whereas the demise toll within the incident rose to 14 with another individual succumbing to accidents, officers stated on Wednesday.
Superintendent of police Satya Narain Prajapat stated that Urvashi (17), who was injured within the explosion, died throughout remedy at SRN hospital in Prayagraj.
He stated {that a} warehouse, owned by Kahkashan Bano, the spouse of Naushad – who’s the primary accused within the August 31 firecracker manufacturing unit blast case – was raided by the police in Muratganj market.
Six sacks of firecrackers have been seized from two rooms of the warehouse throughout the search, officers stated.
A joint crew of the Prayagraj Improvement Authority (PDA) and Kaushambi Police additionally carried out the demolition of Naushad’s home. District Justice of the Peace Amit Pal stated the home was constructed with out the required constructing map approval and different permissions from the authority.
A bulldozer was stationed at Naushad’s home at 6 pm on Tuesday and the property was introduced all the way down to rubble after an 11-hour operation, they stated.
“The three-storey home of the primary accused Naushad was fully demolished within the joint motion by PDA officers and Kaushambi Police. The demolition operation continued from 6 pm on Tuesday until 5 am on Wednesday,” Pal stated.
Unlawful Building Demolished After Lethal Blast
On Monday evening, hours after the blast wherein 11 kids have been among the many useless, the district administration demolished warehouses linked to the unlawful cracker enterprise.
“Strict motion will proceed in opposition to these violating the principles,” Pal stated.
Naushad was arrested on Tuesday. His sister-in-law Shabana and niece Saina have been additionally held.
The police are in search of three others — Shakeel, Adil and Kahkashan Begum — and have introduced a reward of Rs 25,000 every for info resulting in their whereabouts.
All six have been booked beneath sections 105 (culpable murder) and 288 (negligent conduct involving explosives) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 4, 5 and 9-B of the Explosives Act..
Arrests Made And Police Suspended
The police are figuring out properties allegedly acquired via unlawful earnings by all six. They’re additionally gathering proof to invoke the Nationwide Safety Act (NSA), sources stated.
9 police personnel have been suspended for alleged negligence in permitting the manufacturing unit to function illegally.
Inspector Shivcharan Ram, former Pipri station home officer; sub-inspectors Vikas Singh, Vinay Singh, Ajit Kumar Singh, Abhishek Gupta, Manish Pal and Amit Dwivedi; head constable Jitendra Kumar and constable Krishna Kumar have been relieved of their obligation.
The blast broken a number of homes inside about 100 metres of the manufacturing unit, with three properties collapsing fully.
