Maha: 2 killed after bomb picked from firing range explodes

Two persons were killed when a live bomb exploded in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday. The duo was killed when they picked up the live bomb from a firing range to sell in metal scrap market.

Ahmednagar: Two persons were killed when a live bomb, which they picked up from a firing range to sell in scrap market, exploded in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday early morning.

Maha: 2 killed after bomb picked from firing range explodes

Police sub-inspector P S Datale told media that the incident took place around 4 am in Khare Karjune village, located 15 km from the district headquarters.

The duo is identified as Akshay Navnath Gaikwad (19) and Sandip Bhausaheb Thirode (34), picked up the bomb from a nearby firing range of the Army to sell it in the metal scrap market.

Maha: 2 killed after bomb picked from firing range explodes

A police officer said that while they were trying to extract metal from it at Gaikwad's home, the bomb exploded, killing both of them on the spot.

The impact of the blast was so severe that the victims were blown to pieces.