India, Sept. 2 -- Authorities on Wednesday demolished the three-storey house of Naushad, the main accused in the cracker factory blast in Manouri that killed 13 people, including 11 children, officials said.

A joint team of the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) and Kaushambi Police carried out the demolition after officials found that the house had been constructed without the required building map approval and other permissions.

A bulldozer was stationed outside the property at 6 pm on Tuesday and the structure was brought down after an 11-hour operation that ended around 5 am on Wednesday, District Magistrate Amit Pal said.

"The three-storey house of the main accused Naushad was completely demolished in the joint action by PDA of...