India, Nov. 1 -- A courier parcel containing three air pistols and CO2 cartridges exploded while being unloaded from a delivery vehicle in Latur on Saturday morning, critically injuring a 52-year-old worker.

The incident occurred around 10 am outside Umate International Courier Services in the Udyognagar area. The injured worker, Nagnath Swami, was initially taken to a government hospital before being shifted to a private hospital. He suffered serious injuries to his face and hands.

Latur superintendent of police Amol Tambe said the parcel was dispatched from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on October 29 to Banduk Ghar, a shop dealing in airguns. It had remained inside the courier vehicle, exposed to sunlight, for two days.

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