Overview
- At the Challapalli station in Krishna district, which saw an explosion Tuesday morning, several officers were injured and the blast damaged windows, doors, the roof, and a parked police vehicle.
- Police say the stock went off as personnel removed fireworks seized in recent cases to present before the Avanigadda court for disposal.
- Officials named SI D. Durga Anjaneyulu, Head Constable Teja, Court Constable Abdullah, driver Nagaraju, and Constable Parvathi among the injured, with reports across outlets putting the total hurt at three to six.
- Three were initially listed as critical and were moved to hospitals in Guntur and Vijayawada, where district leaders later said their condition was stable.
- Senior officers, the bomb squad, and forensic teams have opened an inquiry into whether friction, heat, or mishandling triggered the blast, sharpening focus on storage and transport of seized explosives after February’s deadly Kakinada factory explosion.