Investigator Babul Mia, an inspector of the police’s Criminal Investigation Department, submitted the chargesheet to a Narayanganj court on Thursday after about three months of investigation. More than 50 Muslim worshippers sustained burn injuries when six air conditioners at a mosque in Narayanganj’s Fatullah exploded on Sep 4 during Isha prayers. The fire service personnel later confirmed that gas accumulated inside the mosque from pipeline leaks caused the blast triggered by an electric short-circuit. Power authorities failed to monitor a fact that the mosque had an additional connection illegally which caused the short-circuit. Besides mosque committee President Abdul Gafur Mia, the arrestees included engineers of Titas and electricians of Dhaka Power Distribution Company.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2020 21:56 UTC