CHENNAI: The death toll in Sunday’s explosion at a temple in

in

district rose to two on Monday even as police recovered an 84mm shell of a Carl Gustaf

(used by defence personnel) from a bush near the temple.

Police suspect Sunday’s blast might have been caused by a similar device as the one recovered on Monday. They were trying to find out who had left it there.

Police said a man residing adjacent to the temple had been running a scrap shop till three years ago. He could have abandoned it in the backyard.

The blast happened on Sunday afternoon killing K Surya, 22, on the spot and injuring V Jyaram, 28, V Yuvaraj, 25, D Thirumal, 22, and A Dilip Raghav, 25. The blast happened after they unearthed a device from the temple premises.

Raghav, who was undergoing treatment in Chengalpet Government Hospital, died on Monday.