Firecracker blast: FIR against family for storage of explosives | Lucknow News

Lucknow: A day after an explosion in a house at Behta village left two people dead and five others injured, police on Monday lodged an FIR against the members of the family engaged in the manufacturing and storage of firecrackers in violation of the Explosives Act, 1908.According to the FIR lodged by Santosh Patel, in charge of Behta police outpost, the stockpile triggered the explosion that led to the fatalities and injuries. “The blast occurred due to the mishandling and storage of firecrackers,” said a cop. The police have named Alam (deceased), Sheru alias Wasir (son of late Munna), Shoaib (son of late Munna), Tinu alias Ali Ahmad (son of Mohammad Ayub), and Ali Ahmad (son of Mohammad Ayub) as accused. A case has been registered under Sections 105, 110, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) along with Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Explosives Act, 1908. The incident took place around 11.55 am. Local police, fire brigade teams, and ambulances rushed to the site and managed to rescue seven people trapped under the collapsed structure and adjoining houses. Doctors at a nearby hospital declared two victims dead on arrival — Alam (50), son of late Khuda Bakhsh, and his wife Munni (48). Five others, identified as Irshad (22), son of Alam; Nadeem (24), son of Sharif; Zaid (35); Imran (32); and Noorjahan (25), were admitted with injuries. Police said the explosion also caused damage to nearby structures, and forensic teams have been called in to assess the scale of the illegal operation. Police are also investigating whether deceased Alam and his associates were supplying the firecrackers for commercial use in the run-up to the festive season. FSL, ATS teams collect samples Forensic experts and Uttar Pradesh ATS teams on Sunday sent collected chemical residues from the site of explosion in Behta village sent police station to the state forensic lab to ascertain the exact nature and composition of the firecrackers stored inside the house. Officials said the probe will determine whether high-intensity explosives were mixed with conventional firecracker material.