Overview
- An explosion and fire at an alleged illegal firecracker godown in Jaipur's Talai colony killed eight people and trapped workers as flames spread, authorities said Tuesday.
- A preliminary inquiry found negligence by beat- and station-level officers and led Jaipur Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal to suspend nine personnel, including SHO Om Prakash Matwa.
- A high-level special investigation team led by Additional Commissioner (Crime) Ajay Singh and a committee have been tasked with probing causes, officer accountability and violations of safety rules, with further legal or departmental action to follow.
- The commissioner ordered a targeted drive and door-to-door verification across the commissionerate to locate and shut illegally operating factories, warehouses and explosive storage units in populated areas.
- Victims were treated at hospitals including SMS Hospital and five deceased have been publicly named as Sameer, Aabid, Nasir, Abdul Wahid and Bilal, while the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to local officials and listed the matter for hearing on June 30.