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BHOPAL: A 28-year-old lawyer died in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh after a Diwali cracker ‘sulti bomb’ exploded near his head on Thursday morning.

A portion of his skull was blown off by the impact killing him instantly, said police. Forensic investigators are of the opinion that the bomb kept in a box near his bed exploded that had caused his death.

“It seems that he died of a Diwali cracker which exploded too close to his skull. Investigators are collecting evidences to ascertain reason behind this incident,” said Rahul Lodha, Guna SP.

Deceased has been identified as Amit Sharma, resident of Prem Shankar Marg under jurisdiction of Cant police station. He was a lawyer by profession and was preparing for civil judge examination.

Police said his younger brother Ankit was the first to run into his room after hearing an explosion. As the room was filled with smoke, he returned with a bucket full of water. He then removed crackers and a LPG cylinder outside.

“He was in a shock when he saw his brother on bed. There was rupture in his head and a portion of his skull missing. There were splash of blood all over the walls and door. Amit was dead,” said the SP. He said police have recovered four sutli bombs from a packet.

“It could be a sutli bomb, or some other cracker. Autopsy report is also awaited. How this bomb went off is also a matter of investigation,” he said adding that a case had been registered and a probe is underway.

