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Billionaire Anil Agrawal named in Sakti power plant explosion FIR

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Smoke erupts from Vedanta power plant after a powerful boiler explosion on Tuesday, at Singhitarai, in Sakti District, Chhattisgarh, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The death toll in a blast has gone up to 17 with four more workers succumbing to injuries, police said on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PTI

A case of causing death by negligence has been filed against Vedanta group chairman Anil Agrawal and others in connection with the power plant blast in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district two days ago, said Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur on Thursday (April 16, 2026).

Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Thakur confirmed that Mr. Agrawal had been named in the FIR registered at the Dabhra police station under sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Published - April 17, 2026 04:15 am IST

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