Newly Wed Man, Brother Die As Home Threatre, A Wedding Gift, Explodes. Cop Suspect Explosive Planted

Hemendra Merawi, had got married on April 1 where he received the home theatre system as wedding gift. Merawi and his elder brother died after the home theatre system exploded in their home.

New Delhi: A newly married man and his elder brother were reported dead while four other family members were injured after a home theatre system the man received as wedding gift exploded in their house in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district, said the police on Tuesday. 

As per a report by PTI, the incident took place on Monday in Chamari village under Rengakhar police station limits and the exact cause of the explosion has not been ascertained yet, the police added.

According to the police, the impact of the explosion was such that the walls and roofs of the room collapsed where the music system was kept. 

The deceased, Hemendra Merawi, 22, had got married to a woman from Anjana village located under adjoining Jhalmala police station area on March 30, Kabirdham Superintendent of Police (SP) Lal Umed Singh told PTI.

As per rituals, the woman went back to her paternal home the next day from the place of her in-laws.

On Monday, Merawi and other family members were unwrapping the wedding presents inside a room in his house, and as he switched on the music system after plugging it in, an explosion occurred and Merawi died on the spot, Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Manisha Thakur said.

His brother Rajkumar (30) and four others, including a one-and-a-half year boy, suffered injuries and they were shifted to the district hospital Kawradha, she said.

During the treatment, Merawi’s brother succumbed to his injuries while the others were undergoing treatment in the hospital, the police official said. 

Singh said that, prima facie, an explosive was found placed inside the music system after forensic teams from Durg and Raipur districts were roped in for a probe into the incident  

“A renowned brand name was printed on the cover of the music system, but it seems to be a copy of the original brand. We are trying to ascertain who had gifted the device and from where it was purchased,” the SP said and added that further probe is on. 

During the inspection of the room, there was no other inflammable item found which could have triggered the explosion, said station house officer of Rengakhar police station, Durgesh Rawte. 

The music system was the only equipment which exploded in the room, he said, adding the cause of the explosion will be known after the investigation.

Rengakhar falls in a Naxal-affected area on Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border, around 200 kilometres away from capital Raipur.