DINDORI — A 35-year-old man died in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district after a country-made explosive fashioned to resemble a rasgulla detonated inside his mouth during what police described as a fatal prank.
The victim was identified as Rajendra.
According to investigators, the blast occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on November 10 within the jurisdiction of the Kotwali police station. Rajendra sustained catastrophic oral trauma when he bit into the ordnance, which his friend had allegedly handed to him as an edible treat.
He collapsed instantly. Bystanders rushed him to the local district hospital in critical condition, but attending doctors pronounced him dead shortly after arrival.
Kotwali police station in-charge Durga Prasad Nagpure confirmed the chronology during an official briefing on Friday. He said the accused, identified as Rambhagat, served the concealed munition to Rajendra as a calculated practical joke.
Rajendra was served a country-made bomb, which resembled a rasgulla, by his friend as a joke. The bomb exploded in his mouth when he chewed it. He was brought to the district hospital in a serious condition, where he died.
Durga Prasad Nagpure, In-charge, Kotwali Police Station
During interrogation, Rambhagat told investigators that he did not manufacture the munition himself. He claimed an associate named Dharmu handed him the disguised explosive prior to the incident.
Police moved swiftly to initiate criminal proceedings against Rambhagat under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) alongside stringent sections of the Explosives Act. Detectives are now questioning him to establish whether Dharmu supplied the device knowing it would be detonated, or if the deadly ordnance was originally procured for illicit hunting or wildlife poaching in the district’s forested belts.
| Case Parameter | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Incident Date & Time | November 10, approx. 8:00 PM |
| Location | Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh |
| Victim | Rajendra (Age 35) |
| Accused Named | Rambhagat |
| Alleged Munition Source | Dharmu |
| Statutory Charges | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Explosives Act |
| Jurisdictional Station |
Kotwali police stated that teams have been deployed to trace Dharmu, while the formal chargesheet will be submitted before the local magistrate following ballistic and forensic verification of the explosive residue.
| Kotwali Police Station |