NEW DELHI: A blast occurred at a mosque in Maharashtra‘s Beed district on Sunday a day before Eid-ul-Fitr.
The police have arrested two people in the matter. The blast was triggered by gelatin sticks, officials informed. No casualty has been reported so far.
A man entered the mosque from the back and allegedly placed gelatin sticks, leading to a blast that damaged the mosque’s interior.
The village head immediately alerted the Talawada police around 4am Upon receiving the information, Beed superintendent of police Navneet Kanwat and other senior officials rushed to the scene.
Authorities deployed heavy security in the village to prevent any law and order issues, an official confirmed.