Man dies in Madhya Pradesh after eating bomb thinking it was sweet

A 35-year-old man died after a country-made bomb that looked like a sweet exploded in his mouth in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district, according to information provided by AFP. Police stated that the deceased was named Rajendra Barotiya.

The incident took place on Tuesday when Rajendra was sitting with villagers near a bonfire. At that time, a resident of the village had brought this 'sweet' and another person gave it to Rajendra. According to the AFP report, some tribal communities in this area make such country-made devices by filling gunpowder inside flour balls to kill wild boars. These bombs look round and soft like the Indian sweet rasgulla, which is traditionally eaten whole.

Police official Rekha Singh said that the bomb exploded in Rajendra's mouth. He was immediately rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, but he died there. In this matter, the police have arrested two individuals and registered a case against them for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, rather than murder. The police are currently investigating whether the motive behind this incident was murder or merely a prank.