The high-intensity explosion that completely destroyed a two-storey building that housed a restaurant on Saturday in Petlawad town in Jhabua district, MP, had earlier been attributed to a cylinder blast.
However, investigations have pointed out the actual cause may have been illegally stored explosives at a shop adjacent to the building.
The Madhya Pradesh police have found 69 detonators from a godown in searches after the deadly explosion that killed 89 people.
The godown belongs to the brother of the main accused, Rajendra Kasawa, who is on the run. Kasawa had allegedly stocked explosives – nearly 100 gelatine sticks – for his mining business at a shop next to a restaurant, which triggered a series of blasts. The state government has announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for any information leading to Rajendra Kasawa’s arrest.
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