Mohan Thakur (56) was killed and three persons were left injured after a gas cylinder exploded on Wednesday. - File photo
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, April 14
Mohan Thakur (56) was killed and three persons were left injured after a gas cylinder exploded on Wednesday.
Those who suffered injuries include Pintu, his wife Pinky and their five-year-old son. Both Pinky and Pintu are said to be out of danger.
Rama Mandi police station SHO Sulakhan Singh said “Mohan Thakur was a deliveryman. While delivering a cyclinder in Qazi Mandi, a gas cylinder exploded. Three persons standing nearby suffered injuries. Things will get clear after we record statements of injured persons. So far, it seems an accident. Thakur was employed with a gas agency situated in Basti Gujan.”
The body of the vicitm has been sent for the post-mortem, said the police.
The SHO said no FIR has been registered in the case so far and it seems that the blast occurred while unloading the gas cylinder. He said all four persons were native of Uttar Pradesh.
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