IN PHOTOS: Police chief rules out terror angle in Kanpur blast

Updated On: 09 October, 2025 06:38 PM IST | Tarun Verma

A massive explosion occurred in the congested Mishri Bazaar near a mosque in Kanpur. The police have ruled out terror angle in the incident and said the explosion took place owing to illegal firecracker storage (PICS/PTI)

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Police personnel and forensic experts investigate the area where explosion took place in Kanpur on Wednesday

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Crime Branch and ATS personnel investigate the spot following an explosion in Mishri Bazar area, in Kanpur, on Uttar Pradesh, Thursday

<p>"No evidence of any terrorist organisation or extremist involvement has been found. This was an accident caused by illegal firecracker storage," Commissioner of Police (Kanpur) Raghubir Lal said</p>

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"No evidence of any terrorist organisation or extremist involvement has been found. This was an accident caused by illegal firecracker storage," Commissioner of Police (Kanpur) Raghubir Lal said

<p>Kanpur Police review CCTV footage on Wednesday at the site of explosion. They claimed that the blast was triggered by a cardboard box kept outside a toy shop, not by any vehicle</p>

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Kanpur Police review CCTV footage on Wednesday at the site of explosion. They claimed that the blast was triggered by a cardboard box kept outside a toy shop, not by any vehicle