The Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday filed a first information report against Vedanta Group chairperson Anil Agarwal and several others in connection with an explosion at a power plant owned by the firm that killed 20 persons and injured 15, The Indian Express reported.

The blast took place on Tuesday at Singhitarai village in the Sakti district, when a steel tube carrying superheated steam from a boiler to a turbine at the power plant burst. The superheated steam from the tube blast engulfed workers who were eating their lunch.

Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said on Thursday that a case had been registered at the Dabhra police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to causing death by negligence, negligent conduct with respect to machinery and common intention.

“Eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, have been named in the FIR,” PTI quoted Thakur as saying. “If more persons are found responsible during the investigation, their names will be added.”

The police officer added that an investigation into the blast is underway and several reports are awaited, including post-mortem reports of those who died. A technical team has also been formed to investigate the cause of the blast.

In a statement, the Sakti Police said that the explosion occurred in Boiler-01 at the power plant,...

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