Four killed in cracker blast in Tamil Nadu 

Last month, four people, including two minor boys, were killed in a firecracker explosion near a temple at Kanjanaickenpatti village in Tamil Nadu’s Salem district. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin had expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh each to the relatives of the victims. 

A bundle of firecrackers, carried in a gunny bag on a two-wheeler for bursting during the Draupadi Amman temple festival, caught fire and exploded around 8:50 pm on April 25 near the Poosaripatti bus stand in Kanjanaickenpatti village, police had said.

The deceased have been identified as Selvaraj, 29, from Kottamedu, Kanjanaickenpatti, and two boys aged 11 from Guruvalliyur. Another victim, Lokesh, 20, succumbed to injuries at the Salem Government Medical College Hospital.