Bhopal, Nov 28
The blast in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, which claimed the lives of four people, was caused due to illegally stored firecrackers in the building, police said on Thursday.
Addressing media persons, Morena SP Sameer Saurabh said firecrackers and raw materials had been stored illegally on the ground floor of the building since Diwali.
He said during the investigation, it was revealed that building owner Akash Rathore along with Saddam Hussain were operating an illegal business of firecrackers.
Police officials further informed that eight people, including family members of the owner of the house, have been arrested so far in connection with a blast.
Arrested persons were identified as Akash Rathore, Pankaj Rathore, Krishna Rathore, Saddam Hussain, Bhuri Khan, Pappu alias Shaukeen Khan, Iqbal Khan, and Rahul Bansal.
Of these, Akash Rathore, Pankaj Rathore, and Saddam Hussain were arrested and presented before a court on Wednesday. These accused revealed that materials required for making explosives were stored.