Bengal

02 April 2025 11:37 am Ist it appears that the fireworks have gone off and a few LPG cylinders exploded, which led to further damage to one of the two brothers, who had previously managed the household fire cracker -making unit in the Western Bengal’s South -24 Parganas district, where an explosion eight family members were killed on Wednesday. Police said the fire broke out at the factory in Parthapratim Dholahat area at 20:30 on Monday. (Ani photo) “We arrested Chandrakanta Banik, one of the two brothers who used to run the fire worker unit earlier. The other one Tushar Banik is still existing,” said Koteswara Rao, superintendent of the Sundarban police district. Eight members of a family, including four children, died late Monday night in the explosion. Also read: 8 members of Family Dead as firecrackers at Bengal Home-Factory explode three family members, including the two Banik brothers and their mother, not at the time of the incident. “We have already registered a case under different divisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to an attempted manslaughter, culpable homicide that is not on murder, negligent actions on explosive substances and, among other things, the life and safety of others,” he added. Police said the Banik brothers started with the Firecracker unit almost ten years ago. Chandrakanta was arrested in October 2022 and more than 68 kilograms of firefighters were seized. He received bail the same year.