M.P. man dies after crude bomb disguised as rasgulla explodes in his mouth

The victim, identified as Rajendra Barotiya, was allegedly offered the explosive by an acquaintance who presented it as a rasgulla. The police have arrested two men in connection with the incident. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 35-year-old man died in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district after a crude bomb disguised as a sweet exploded in his mouth, the police said on Friday (November 13, 2026).The victim, identified as Rajendra Barotiya, was allegedly offered the explosive by an acquaintance who presented it as a rasgulla. The police have arrested two men in connection with the incident.The incident took place around 7 p.m. on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) in Padariya Chhanta village, under the jurisdiction of the Kotwali police station. Locally known as a ‘suar mar bomb’ (pig bomb), the crude explosive is made using dough and gunpowder to kill wild boars.Dindori Additional Superintendent of Police Rekha Singh told The Hindu that Mr. Barotiya was taken to the district hospital after the explosion, where he died during treatment.The police registered an FIR on the same day under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Explosives Act.Two men were arrested on Wednesday (November 11, 2026). One of them, Rambhagat Barotiya, allegedly offered the explosive, which resembled a rasgulla, to the victim. The second accused allegedly sold him the explosive.“Rajendra was sitting outside his house with his wife and family around a bonfire when the accused, a resident of the same village, came and sat with them. He then offered Rajendra the bomb, saying it was a sweet dish. As soon as Rajendra chewed on it, it exploded in his mouth,” Ms. Singh said.The investigation is under way to establish whether the incident was a prank or if there was a motive behind the act. Published - November 13, 2026 08:58 pm IST