Mumbai, July 31: Seven persons died and 25 were injured when a powerful explosion took place in a slum near S V Road in Jogeshwari (West) area of Mumbai in the early hours of the morning.
The police said the house where the explosion occurred belonged to Ayub Khan, who was into manufacturing duplicate bombs for Hindi films. The explosion occurred at 3.40 am. Residents of nine houses in the vicinity were critically injured in the blast.
They were rushed to Cooper hospital, where seven persons were declared dead.
The police suspect the explosive to be gunpowder. Forensic experts have collected samples from the spot and are still to ascertain the nature of the explosive
Bureau Report