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In a tragic accident, a newly-married man in Odisha was killed and his wife was left critically injured when a gift that they had received for their wedding reception exploded. The man’s grandmother also died in the blast.
The incident took place in Odisha’s Bolangir district on Friday, just five days after their wedding, the police said. The police are trying to identify who gave the package to the couple at their reception ceremony and what kind of explosive was used in the incident.
The investigation in the matter has begun and the police reached the house with dogs and a forensic team to investigate the place where the explosion took place.
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According to the media reports, the couple got married on February. It is believed that the gift had some explosives inside which triggered the explosion.
The wedding gift, which was brought home after the reception, exploded when they opened it. The elderly woman was killed on the spot while her grandson died at a hospital in Rourkela where he was shifted to after being injured.
The wife of the man who was also severely injured in the explosion at their residence is still undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Burla.
Patnagarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sesadeva Bariha had said, “The police have collected evidence and an investigation is on.”
Bolangir Chief District Medical Officer S Mishra said the elderly woman was declared “brought dead” at the Bolangir district headquarters hospital. ”The man injured in the blast also died at the Ispat General Hospital in Rourkela,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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