A 37-year-old man died in a mysterious explosion while cleaning garbage at Kushaiguda in Hyderabad on Saturday evening. The victim has been identified as S Nagaraju, a local ragpicker.
Police suspect that the blast may have been triggered by the presence of unknown chemicals in the garbage. A forensic team collected samples from the spot and sent them for analysis, according to officials.
According to reports, the explosion was caused by a can of expired paint.
The fatal explosion was captured on a CCTV camera installed at a nearby shop. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
Nagaraju, a resident of Neredmet, was cleaning garbage near a roadside transformer when the explosion occurred. The impact of the blast was so severe that he was thrown several feet away. He suffered critical injuries and died on the spot.
