Ludhiana deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain Friday marked magisterial probes into the two explosions that took place in the city a day earlier.

In the first incident, a boiler blast rocked Verka Milk Plant in Ludhiana leaving one employee dead and five others injured. In another incident, at least 10 people including five children suffered burn injuries after “illegally stored” potash in a house in Indira Colony of the city exploded.

The DC said that the local sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs) will conduct the probes and submit detailed reports.

Meanwhile, in the Verka milk plant blast case, the MILKFED administration has announced ex-gratia and a government job for the family of the deceased employee Kunal Jain, 43. Verka milk plant Ludhiana general manager Daljit Singh said

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