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IN PHOTOS | Kanpur explosion: Police collect evidence from blast site, rule out terror angle

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 at the spot of explosion in Mishri Bazar area of Kanpur on Wednesday. Pic/PTI
Police personnel and forensic experts at the spot of explosion in Mishri Bazar area of Kanpur on Wednesday. Pic/PTI
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Police personnel and forensic experts investigate the area where explosion took place in Kanpur on Wednesday 

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

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

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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

"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

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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

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

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 Family members of the injured rush to the hospital after learning about the explosion

 Family members of the injured rush to the hospital after learning about the explosion

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 Dotors treat an injured person in a hospital after the explosion 

 Dotors treat an injured person in a hospital after the explosion 

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One of the injured persons in the hospital

One of the injured persons in the hospital

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