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	In the course of their [[Criminal investigation\|investigation]], [[Madhya Pradesh Police]] found that Rajendra Kasawa rented space in the warehouse where the explosion occurred, and stored gelignite sticks there that triggered the blasts in the building. It is illegal to store those explosives in a residential area.		In the course of their [[Criminal investigation\|investigation]], [[Madhya Pradesh Police]] found that Rajendra Kasawa rented space in the warehouse where the explosion occurred, and stored gelignite sticks there that triggered the blasts in the building. It is illegal to store those explosives in a residential area.

	The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) linked Kasawa, the main accused, to former Union Minister [[Kantilal Bhuria]]’s son Vikrant Bhuria.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Madhya Pradesh: BJP, Congress lock horns over Jhabua blast ahead of LS bypoll\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/madhya-pradesh-bjp-congress-lock-horns-over-jhabua-blast-ahead-of-ls-bypoll/\|accessdate = 2015~~-09-19 \|df=mdy-all~~}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Indian National Congress]] party alleged that Kasawa was a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) activist. The Madhya Pradesh State Congress Committee released a poster stating that Kasawa's brother Narendra Kasawa had been identified as a member of Petlawad BJP Traders Cell. These allegations were dismissed by both the BJP and the RSS.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/cong-on-rss-tail-over-petlawad-explosion.html \|title=Cong on RSS' tail over Petlawad explosion \|work=The Pioneer \|date=17 September 2015 \|accessdate=2019~~-09-11 \|df=mdy-all~~}}</ref>		The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) linked Kasawa, the main accused, to former Union Minister [[Kantilal Bhuria]]’s son Vikrant Bhuria.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Madhya Pradesh: BJP, Congress lock horns over Jhabua blast ahead of LS bypoll\|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/madhya-pradesh-bjp-congress-lock-horns-over-jhabua-blast-ahead-of-ls-bypoll/\|accessdate = 19 September 2015 }}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Indian National Congress]] party alleged that Kasawa was a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) activist. The Madhya Pradesh State Congress Committee released a poster stating that Kasawa's brother Narendra Kasawa had been identified as a member of Petlawad BJP Traders Cell. These allegations were dismissed by both the BJP and the RSS.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/cong-on-rss-tail-over-petlawad-explosion.html \|title=Cong on RSS' tail over Petlawad explosion \|work=The Pioneer \|date=17 September 2015 \|accessdate=11 September 2019 }}</ref>

	Kasawa was booked under Section 304A of the [[Indian Penal Code]] (IPC) and Section 34 of the Explosives Act. The deaths were registered under Section 174 of the [[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Jhabua blasts: Tenant booked for storing explosives illegally\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913163434/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 September 2015\|accessdate=13 September 2015\|work=Hindustan Times\|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Police sealed Kasawa's residence and the godowns (warehouses) owned by his brothers. More gelignite rods and blasting materials were found during the search.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Jhabua blast: Most wanted Rajendra Kaswa was smuggling explosives since 80s\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Jhabua-blast-Most-wanted-Rajendra-Kaswa-was-smuggling-explosives-since-80s/articleshow/48945233.cms\|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref> Rajendra Kasawa was later found to have died during the blast. His DNA matched with the remains of one of the victims.<ref name=toi>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/petlawad-blasts-kingpin-rajendra-kaswa-is-dead/articleshow/50078426.cms \|title=Petlawad blasts kingpin Rajendra Kaswa is dead \|newspaper=The Times of India \|date= 7 December 2015 \|author=Salil Mekaad \|agency=TNN \|accessdate= 6 February 2021}}</ref>		Kasawa was booked under Section 304A of the [[Indian Penal Code]] (IPC) and Section 34 of the Explosives Act. The deaths were registered under Section 174 of the [[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Jhabua blasts: Tenant booked for storing explosives illegally\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913163434/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 September 2015\|accessdate=13 September 2015\|work=Hindustan Times\|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Police sealed Kasawa's residence and the godowns (warehouses) owned by his brothers. More gelignite rods and blasting materials were found during the search.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Jhabua blast: Most wanted Rajendra Kaswa was smuggling explosives since 80s\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Jhabua-blast-Most-wanted-Rajendra-Kaswa-was-smuggling-explosives-since-80s/articleshow/48945233.cms\|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref> Rajendra Kasawa was later found to have died during the blast. His DNA matched with the remains of one of the victims.<ref name=toi>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/petlawad-blasts-kingpin-rajendra-kaswa-is-dead/articleshow/50078426.cms \|title=Petlawad blasts kingpin Rajendra Kaswa is dead \|newspaper=The Times of India \|date= 7 December 2015 \|author=Salil Mekaad \|agency=TNN \|accessdate= 6 February 2021}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Short description|Disaster in Madhya Pradesh, India, 2015}}
{{Infobox event
|title=2015 Petlawad explosion
|date= {{Start date|2015|09|12|df=y}}
|time=08:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] (03:00 [[UTC]])
|place=[[Petlawad]], [[Jhabua]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
|coordinates = {{coord|23.011|74.796|display=title,inline}}
|type=Explosions, building collapse
|cause=[[Gas explosion]], [[Gelignite]] explosion
|deaths=104
|injuries=150+
|accused=Rajendra Kasawa
}}
{{Location map |India Madhya Pradesh|label = Petlawad |position = right |lat = 23.0 |long = 74.8 |caption = Location of Petlawad in Madhya Pradesh state. |float = right |width = 225}}
On the morning of 12 September 2015, an explosion in the town of [[Petlawad]] of the [[Jhabua district]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] of India killed 104 people.<ref name=htimes>{{cite news|title=104 killed in Jhabua explosion; 'people were thrown away like pebbles'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dozens-feared-dead-in-explosion-at-a-building-in-mp/article1-1389656.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913033327/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dozens-feared-dead-in-explosion-at-a-building-in-mp/article1-1389656.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2015|first=Ritesh|last=Mishra|date=13 September 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref> The cause of the explosion was attributed to illegally stored explosives that detonated, along with a [[LPG cylinder|cooking gas cylinder]].<ref name="explosionkills">{{cite news|title=Explosion kills 82 at Petlwad town in Madhya Pradesh |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/many-killed-in-gas-cylinder-explosion-at-madhya-pradeshs-jhabua-district/article7645230.ece |date=12 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Explosion in India Town Kills Dozens|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/world/asia/petlawad-madhya-pradesh-india-explosion.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 September 2015|access-date = 14 September 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Hari|last = Kumar}}</ref>

== Explosions ==
A police report stated that there were two explosions. Initially, it was suspected that the first explosion occurred in a crowded restaurant, triggering the second explosion where stored sticks of [[gelignite]] exploded in the warehouse.<ref name="restaurant">{{cite news|title=At least 85 killed in restaurant explosions in Madhya Pradesh |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/india-madhyapradesh-jhabua-blast-idINKCN0RC05A20150912 |first=Sanjeev Miglani |last=Tommy Wilkes |date=12 September 2015 |work=Reuters |location=New Delhi |accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> However, following further investigation, police believe the initial explosion was in the warehouse.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/petlawad-tragedy-grim-reminder-of-mp-s-thriving-explosives-bazaar/article1-1390077.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913170732/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/petlawad-tragedy-grim-reminder-of-mp-s-thriving-explosives-bazaar/article1-1390077.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 September 2015 | title=Petlawad tragedy grim reminder of MP's thriving explosives bazaar | publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=13 September 2015 | accessdate=14 September 2015 | author=Yogendra Pratap Singh, Ritesh Mishra}}</ref> The impact of the explosion damaged the building in which the restaurant was located as well as the building where the explosive material was located.<ref name="massiveexplosion">{{cite news|title=Massive explosion rips through building in MP, 89 killed |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/massive-blast-rips-through-building-in-mp-82-killed/1/472040.html |first=Satya |last=Prakash |date=12 September 2015 |work=[[India Today]] |location=New Delhi |accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> The explosion also caused deaths at a crowded bus stop nearby.<ref name=htimes/>

The state police began performing [[autopsy|autopsies]] on the bodies, while State Home Minister [[Babulal Gaur]] stated that an inquiry would be conducted. Chief Minister [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] announced compensation of {{INR}}200,000 [[Indian rupee|rupees]] (about US$3,000) to the kin of the deceased and {{INR}}50,000 (about US$750) to the injured.<ref name="tollrises">{{cite news|title=Explosion in MP's Jhabua: Death toll rises to 89, over 100 injured |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Explosion-in-MPs-Jhabua-Death-toll-rises-to-89-over-100-injured/articleshow/48936476.cms |date=12 September 2015|work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Jhabua |accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref>

The President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]], expressed condolences in a message to Madhya Pradesh Governor [[Ram Naresh Yadav]],<ref name="explosionkills"/> while Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his grief over the deaths on [[Twitter]].<ref name=htimes/>

== Investigation ==
In the course of their [[Criminal investigation|investigation]], [[Madhya Pradesh Police]] found that Rajendra Kasawa rented space in the warehouse where the explosion occurred, and stored gelignite sticks there that triggered the blasts in the building. It is illegal to store those explosives in a residential area.

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) linked Kasawa, the main accused, to former Union Minister [[Kantilal Bhuria]]’s son Vikrant Bhuria.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Madhya Pradesh: BJP, Congress lock horns over Jhabua blast ahead of LS bypoll|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/madhya-pradesh-bjp-congress-lock-horns-over-jhabua-blast-ahead-of-ls-bypoll/|accessdate = 2015-09-19 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Indian National Congress]] party alleged that Kasawa was a [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) activist. The Madhya Pradesh State Congress Committee released a poster stating that Kasawa's brother Narendra Kasawa had been identified as a member of Petlawad BJP Traders Cell. These allegations were dismissed by both the BJP and the RSS.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/cong-on-rss-tail-over-petlawad-explosion.html |title=Cong on RSS' tail over Petlawad explosion |work=The Pioneer |date=17 September 2015 |accessdate=2019-09-11 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Kasawa was booked under Section 304A of the [[Indian Penal Code]] (IPC) and Section 34 of the Explosives Act. The deaths were registered under Section 174 of the [[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jhabua blasts: Tenant booked for storing explosives illegally|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913163434/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jhabua-blasts-tenant-booked-for-storing-explosives-illegally/article1-1389971.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2015|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=Hindustan Times|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Police sealed Kasawa's residence and the godowns (warehouses) owned by his brothers. More gelignite rods and blasting materials were found during the search.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jhabua blast: Most wanted Rajendra Kaswa was smuggling explosives since 80s|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Jhabua-blast-Most-wanted-Rajendra-Kaswa-was-smuggling-explosives-since-80s/articleshow/48945233.cms|accessdate=14 September 2015}}</ref> Rajendra Kasawa was later found to have died during the blast. His DNA matched with the remains of one of the victims.<ref name=toi>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/petlawad-blasts-kingpin-rajendra-kaswa-is-dead/articleshow/50078426.cms |title=Petlawad blasts kingpin Rajendra Kaswa is dead |newspaper=The Times of India |date= 7 December 2015 |author=Salil Mekaad |agency=TNN |accessdate= 6 February 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Disasters in India in 2015}}

[[Category:2015 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Disasters in restaurants]]
[[Category:Explosions in 2015]]
[[Category:Explosions in India]]
[[Category:History of Madhya Pradesh (1947–present)]]
[[Category:Disasters in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Jhabua district]]
[[Category:September 2015 events in India]]