Bathinda, August 8
Even after working for 24 hours on different theories, none of the investigative agencies, including the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and forensic teams of the state police could ascertain the cause of the blast, which claimed six lives and left several injured at Jogi Nagar locality here on Saturday.
However, speaking to TNS, Bathinda SSP Sukhchain Singh Gill ruled out the possibility of sabotage and disclosed that he was suspecting that the blast could be the result of a vacuum created due to LPG leakage, as one of three families residing in the house where the blast took place used to refill LPG cylinders illegally.
“We have been working on different aspects but the prime focus is on the LPG leakage that would have created a vacuum and further led to the blast that led to the collapse of the building. But before reaching any conclusion, we will discuss it thoroughly with experts,” said the SSP.
About the possibility of explosion in the powder being used to prepare country-made fire crackers, as the reports had indicated that one of the affected families was in the illegal trade of making firecrackers at home, the SSP said, “We studied the incident and collected various samples but there was nothing that led towards that theory as no fire was reported during the blast.”
Replying about the initiation of legal proceedings, the SSP said, “We have launched inquest proceedings under section 174 of the CrPC. Going through the facts, as of now, there is no scope of booking anybody for the whole incident.”
Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, speaking about the grant of compensation to the affected families, said, “Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is scheduled to visit the bereaved families on Tuesday and we hope he would announce some compensation on the spot.”
However, some residents of the locality informed this correspondent that they had started holding meetings in the locality to collect money for the bereaved families, which would be spent in reconstructing their damaged house.
Meanwhile, all six deceased, including a Muslim girl, were cremated today as per their customary rituals. A number of civil and police officials along with hundreds of people attended the mass cremation. Earlier, the administration got the post-mortem of all bodies conducted at the Civil Hospital, Bathinda.
It was informed that Shamshu alias Nisha, mother of the deceased Arshila, who was referred to Government Hospital, Faridkot, last night, has been brought back to a private hospital in Bathinda for treatment where her condition is still stated to be critical.
Even after working for 24 hours on different theories, none of the investigative agencies, including the Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and forensic teams of the state police could ascertain the cause of the blast, which claimed six lives and left several injured at Jogi Nagar locality here on Saturday.
However, speaking to TNS, Bathinda SSP Sukhchain Singh Gill ruled out the possibility of sabotage and disclosed that he was suspecting that the blast could be the result of a vacuum created due to LPG leakage, as one of three families residing in the house where the blast took place used to refill LPG cylinders illegally.“We have been working on different aspects but the prime focus is on the LPG leakage that would have created a vacuum and further led to the blast that led to the collapse of the building. But before reaching any conclusion, we will discuss it thoroughly with experts,” said the SSP.
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Replying about the initiation of legal proceedings, the SSP said, “We have launched inquest proceedings under section 174 of the CrPC. Going through the facts, as of now, there is no scope of booking anybody for the whole incident.”
Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, speaking about the grant of compensation to the affected families, said, “Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is scheduled to visit the bereaved families on Tuesday and we hope he would announce some compensation on the spot.”
However, some residents of the locality informed this correspondent that they had started holding meetings in the locality to collect money for the bereaved families, which would be spent in reconstructing their damaged house.
Meanwhile, all six deceased, including a Muslim girl, were cremated today as per their customary rituals. A number of civil and police officials along with hundreds of people attended the mass cremation. Earlier, the administration got the post-mortem of all bodies conducted at the Civil Hospital, Bathinda.
It was informed that Shamshu alias Nisha, mother of the deceased Arshila, who was referred to Government Hospital, Faridkot, last night, has been brought back to a private hospital in Bathinda for treatment where her condition is still stated to be critical.
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