India, June 27 -- The United States has imposed sanctions on eight individuals and entities, including an Indian businessman and his Raipur-based explosives manufacturing company, accusing them of helping fuel Sudan's civil war by supplying materials used by the Sudanese military.

Announcing the sanctions on Friday, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the targeted networks enabled both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to escalate the conflict, which has triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, according to a PTI report.

Among those sanctioned is Alok Choudhari of Raipur, the Chief Executive Officer of SBL Energy Limited, also known as Amin Explosive P...