India, March 6 -- Five days after a deadly explosion at an explosives manufacturing unit in Nagpur claimed 19 lives and injured 23 others, the Maharashtra government has issued a closure order for the detonator assembly unit of SBL Energy Limited, located at Raulgaon in Nagpur district. The blast, which occurred on March 1, prompted the state to take immediate action, with Maharashtra's Labour Minister, Akash Fundkar, revealing the closure decision during the state assembly on Thursday.

The government has also initiated a divisional inquiry into the incident and intends to pursue charges under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the investigation reveals negligence or criminal intent. "We have already ordered the shutdown of th...