Latur, Nov 2 Police have registered a case against four persons, including two owners of gun shops, in connection with an explosion involving a parcel of air pistol components at a courier shop in Maharashtra’s Latur city, officials said.
One person was seriously injured in the incident, which occurred on Saturday morning when parcels were being unloaded from a tempo on Vilasrao Deshmukh Marg.
Prima facie, the consignment was handled and transported negligently despite the risk of causing serious injuries or loss of life, police said.
Police have registered a case against four individuals under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Explosives Act, 1884, and the Carriage by Road Act, Inspector Santosh Patil told PTI on Sunday.
The owners of two gun shops allegedly packed and dispatched air pistol components, including a CO2 tube and an air pistol magazine, without following the necessary safety precautions, according to police.
The other two accused allegedly accepted the consignment and facilitated its transportation without taking the required safety measures, the police added.
(PTI News)
