Three arrested over blast at unlawful country-made cracker storehouse

The Pattabiram Police have arrested three individuals, together with the prime accused and his father, in reference to the loss of life of 4 males in an explosion attributable to country-made crackers saved at a home in Thandurai close to Avadi.

On Sunday afternoon, 4 males died after an unintended blast triggered by illegally saved firecrackers and country-made bombs tore by way of the home, inflicting a part of the construction to break down and trapping them inside. Fire and Rescue Services personnel recovered the our bodies of the victims — Yasin, 25, Sunil Prakash, 23, of Thiruninravur, Suman, 22, and Sanjay, 22, — who have been reportedly visiting the home to buy crackers.

According to police sources, the home belonged to Arumugam, 50, a flower vendor residing there together with his daughter and two sons, Vijay and Ajay. Vijay, 26, who had been manufacturing and promoting firecrackers for native festivals and funerals, had allegedly turned a portion of the residence into an unlicensed unit. Following the incident, Pattabiram Police registered a case underneath the related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosive Substances Act. Avadi City Police Commissioner Ok. Shankar has ordered an in depth investigation.

Police mentioned the crackers have been saved with out a legitimate licence or security measures, resulting in the surprising explosion. The arrested individuals embody Arumugam, S. Dhamodharan, 41, his nephew, who allegedly abetted him, and Vijay, Arumugam’s son and the principle accused. The trio was produced earlier than a courtroom and remanded to judicial custody.