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A Bomb-rigged Gift in Chhattisgarh: A Rare Case of Personal Vendetta
In an unusual turn of events, a man named Vinay Verma, an ITI diploma holder and electrician, sent a parcel containing an improvised explosive device (IED) disguised as a music system to Afsar Khan in Manpur village, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district, Chhattisgarh, on August 15.
Vinay, it seems, harboured a one-sided love for Afsar's wife, who was his schoolmate in their village. The parcel, addressed to Afsar but bearing a fake India Post logo, was found unusually heavy by Afsar, who suspected it was not a genuine gift and informed the police.
The technical evidence led the police to identify Vinay as the accused. Investigations revealed that Vinay had learnt bomb making online, as established by the mobile phone seized from him. The music system was equipped with gelatines which will explode when plugged in.
The local Gandai police, along with a Bomb Detection and Disposal Team and a dog, reached the spot and the dog detected the bomb triggered with the speakers of the music system. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in this incident.
This is not the first such incident in Chhattisgarh. In April 2023, Sarju Markam, a jilted lover in Kabirdham district, sent a bomb-rigged wedding gift to the man who married the girl he was in love with. This incident took six of Vinay's accomplices into custody: Parameshwar Verma, Gopal Verma, Ghasiram Verma, Dilip Kumar, Gopal Khelwar, and Khilesh Verma.
Sending explosive devices disguised as gifts in India is a rare but not unprecedented form of attack, often linked to personal vendettas or criminal motives rather than common or widespread tactics. While such cases are extraordinary, they are not isolated anomalies in Chhattisgarh, as the recent IED bomb in a music speaker and a fatal home theatre system explosion in 2023 indicate.
These attacks usually involve improvised explosive devices made with gelatin sticks and triggered by everyday actions like plugging in electrical devices. Such cases expose illegal explosive supply networks but remain exceptional rather than widespread in Indian crime patterns.
This incident is not related to the next-generation GST reforms announced by FM Nirmala Sitharaman. The Union Cabinet has not approved any Online Gaming Bill as of now.
In summary, sending explosive devices disguised as gifts in India is very rare and usually tied to personal vendettas or isolated criminal acts rather than a common tactic. Several such incidents have been reported in Chhattisgarh, including the recent IED bomb in a music speaker and a fatal home theatre system explosion in 2023. These attacks usually involve improvised explosive devices made with gelatin sticks and triggered by everyday actions like plugging in electrical devices. Such cases expose illegal explosive supply networks but remain exceptional rather than widespread in Indian crime patterns.
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