Bhandara ordnance factory blast: 4 officials booked; FIR says negligence in repairing machines

BHANDARA: The blast in the ordnance factory in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on January 24, which claimed nine lives, was the result of alleged negligence in repairing machines and instruments, an official has said.

Four officials from the defence production unit, where trainees were allegedly made to work in highly sensitive areas, have been named in the FIR (first information report) registered on March 8 by the Jawahar Nagar police.

The police action is based on the findings of a probe committee formed after the accident that also left four injured, the official said on Thursday.