MP's Mhow Villager, 55, Seriously Injured In Bomb Blast At Berchha Firing Range While Collecting Firewood, Referred To Indore's MY Hospital

Mhow, Madhya Pradesh: A 55-year-old villager, Hazarilal Girwal, was seriously injured in a bomb blast at the Berchha firing range on Monday while collecting firewood. Initially taken to Madhya Bharat Hospital, he was later referred to MY Hospital in Indore for further treatment. His son, Akash, recounted that Hazarilal went to the forest on Monday morning to gather firewood when he came across a bomb.

Around 1 pm, Hazarilal informed his son via phone that he had been hit by a bullet. His family immediately rushed him to Madhya Bharat Hospital, from where doctors transferred him to Indore. The police learned about the incident after Hazarilal arrived at the hospital. Prakash Vaskale, the police station in-charge, mentioned that statements from Hazarilal and his family are being recorded, and further actions are underway.

This is not the first such incident at Berchha firing range, where villagers collecting firewood or grazing cattle have suffered injuries, with some losing their lives. Unexploded bombs often remain in the forest after Army firing exercises, leading villagers to collect them for scrap metal in a perilous endeavor, often resulting in explosions.