A shocking explosion rang out inside a hostel at Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad University on Wednesday. An MA student suffered grievous injuries after a homemade bomb accidentally detonated in his room.
Identified as Prabhat Yadav, the injured pupil was crafting an explosive device inside his quarters at the PC Banerjee Hostel. But the experiment went awry, leaving Yadav with severe hand wounds. Another student in proximity suffered a minor impact as well.
Emergency services rushed a critically wounded Yadav to SRN Hospital. But his motives behind the dangerous bomb-making effort remain unclear. Police are preparing to register a formal case against the irresponsible student pending further investigation.
The alarming incident has highlighted worrying trends of youth and teens dabbling in explosives. Last year, UP Police caught 10 juvenile students trained in assembling bombs meant to establish gang supremacy in Prayagraj.
In many instances, impressionable young Indians are learning such lethal skills from the internet and trying it out to have fatal consequences. Back in 2019, Allahabad University raids uncovered crude bombs and related paraphernalia on campus too.
Administrators may now consider revamping hostel security and surveillance to deter such acts. But addressing the root obsession with violence and weapons among youth will require wider social introspection.
As for the injured Prabhat Yadav, police will seek to unravel how and why bomb-making gripped his imagination once he recovers. The distressing blast offers more evidence that online radicalization and poor mentorship are steering students down precarious paths.
