The parcel that exploded resulting in the death of a man and his daughter in Gujarat’s Vadali on Thursday, was sent to their house by a person who was allegedly having an affair with the deceased’s wife, police said on Friday.
According to an NDTV report, the family opened the parcel and it exploded killing 32-year-old Jeetubhai Heerabhai Vanjara, a labourer, on the spot. His 12-year-old daughter Bhumika succumbed to her injuries on the way to the hospital.
Jeetubhai’s wife was out of the house when the incident took place.
Police noted that Jayantibhai Balusingh Vanjara, 31, sent the parcel to Jeetubhai’s house in an auto-rickshaw. The parcel, which appeared like a tape recorder, exploded when Jeetubhai tried to plug it in.
Jayantibhai had travelled to Rajasthan to get the materials to make the improvised bomb, in which he used gelatin sticks and a detonator which was set off as soon as the “tape recorder” was plugged in, senior police officer Vijay Patel said.
The auto-rickshaw driver who delivered the package to the house was identified based on the CCTV footage, the official added.
Police formed teams to nab the accused based on the auto-rickshaw driver’s statement. Jayantibhai was arrested hours after the blast.
The accused had sent the parcel to Jeetubhai’s house with the intent to kill him as he miffed over his former girlfriend’s marriage to Jeetubhai, the official said.
Jeetubhai’s two other daughters, aged 9 and 10, also sustained severe injuries in their eyes and chest in the explosion and are receiving treatment in the hospital. One of them is on ventilator support.
The two sisters were taken to Ahmedabad for further treatment.
Further investigation into the case is underway.
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