Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Chitrakoot Blast: Body Parts Found on BJP Leader’s Plot
Police found human body parts in a plot in Chitrakoot.
The plot belongs to a local BJP leader.
They also found wires, batteries and electronic equipment.
Experts think people may have been making explosives there.
The explosives may have accidentally gone off.
A police official said the device might have been intended to break rocks.
Villagers said they heard an explosion earlier but felt police did not respond.
Authorities are investigating what happened.
Police found mutilated human body parts on Tuesday evening in a plot owned by BJP leader Jagdeesh Prasad Gautam.
The plot is located in Ashoh village in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district.
Forensic and bomb-squad teams found electronic equipment, wires and battery parts at the site.
Police suspect explosives may have been manufactured there before accidentally detonating.
Villagers said they reported an explosion on September 12, but police initially dismissed it as thunder or a crude bomb.
- Who
- Police, forensic officials and bomb-squad personnel are investigating; the plot belongs to BJP leader Jagdeesh Prasad Gautam.
- What
- Mutilated human body parts and materials associated with explosives were found after a suspected blast.
- When
- The discovery was made on Tuesday evening; villagers said they reported an explosion at about 5 p.m. on September 12.
- Where
- A plot in Ashoh village, Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police suspect explosives may have been manufactured there, possibly for breaking rocks, before accidentally detonating.
Local account
Police assessment
Response to the earlier explosion report
Local account
Villagers said they alerted police after hearing an explosion on September 12, but police did not visit the plot and dismissed the sound as thunder or a crude bomb.
Police assessment
The police account quoted in the report focuses on the later discovery and preliminary investigation; it does not explain why officers did not initially visit.
Purpose of the suspected explosive
Local account
The villagers’ statements describe fear in the area but do not establish what caused the explosion or who was involved.
Police assessment
Police said the primary report suggested someone may have been making a powerful bomb to break rocks, while forensic officials suspected an accidental detonation during explosive manufacturing.
- Location
- Ashoh village, Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh
- Plot owner
- Jagdeesh Prasad Gautam, zonal convener of the BJP’s disaster management cell
- Items found
- Human body parts, electronic equipment, wires and battery parts
- Initial police suspicion
- People may have been making explosives that accidentally went off
- Reported explosion
- Villagers said they informed police about an explosion at 5 p.m. on September 12
- Police assessment
- The primary report suggested a powerful bomb may have been made to break rocks
- Political response
- The BJP called for an investigation