A couple was killed on Saturday in a powerful explosion at their hut at Piparva village near Neemuch district headquarters.
Udaram Bhil (40) and his wife Narmada (25), both labourers, were blown to pieces in the explosion at their hut. "We have sealed the area and Forensic Science laboratory (FSl) team and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) have reached the spot from Ratlam district and have started investigations," District Superintendent of Police Tarun Nayak said. "Right now, we are clueless regarding the nature of explosive and the reason that caused the blast", he said. All the top officials of the district are camping at the spot under Singoli police station some 80 km from the district headquarters. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter", Nayak said.
In the preliminary investigation, parts of the IED and the trigger were recovered from the hut. Police are probing how it landed in the hut, he added.
On September 12, a massive explosion at Petlawad town in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh had left 89 dead and nearly 100 injured.
Since then the officials in Madhya Pradesh are on alert and have launched a massive hunt for explosives illegally stored in different parts of the State. Almost every day, the police have been seizing haul of explosives from different cities and towns. Taking the incident seriously, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has warned District Collectors and Superintendents of Police of stern action if in their respective jurisdiction any such incident takes place.