Asian Fireworks Blast: Owner Sohail Ali Arrested from Raipur

Nagpur: The rural police arrested the owner of Asian Fireworks Company, Sohail Ali Amin, in connection with the blast in which two persons were killed last month. Ali, who was absconding since the blast, was nabbed from Raipur by cops following a tip-off almost a month after the incident.According to police, on February 16, 2025, a series of explosions were reported at the Asian Fireworks Company. The factory was making fuses from gunpowder at its unit at Kotwalbardi village in Katol tehsil, around 40km from Nagpur. Two labourers, Mumin Madavi (35) and Bura Razzak (25), were killed in the incident, while three others, Sohail Sheikh, Ghanshyam Kokhande, and Sourabh Musale, were injured.Rural police had then registered a case in the matter under relevant sections and arrested Mustafa Shegaonwala (56) while Amin was absconding. On February 21, the Kalmeshwar court had issued an arrest warrant for Amin, who the next day approached the court for anticipatory bail. However, cops opposed it, and Amin's bail plea was rejected.Cops suspected that Amin would flee out of the country, so a Look Out Notice (LOC) was also issued against him. Since then, cops were on the trail of Amin. Finally, cops received a tip-off that Amin was hiding in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Soon, rural police, under SP Harssh Poddar, sent a team to Raipur and arrested Amin on Tuesday. He will be brought back to Nagpur and produced before the court.