The death toll in the cylinder explosion during a wedding in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur rose to 23 on Tuesday, with the groom’s father and four others succumbing to injuries at a hospital here.
The cylinder explosion at Bhungra village in Shergarh subdivision on Thursday triggered a fire and left over 50 people injured.
Groom Surendra Singh’s mother Dhapu Kanwar succumbed on Monday, while his father Sagat Singh, 55, had been battling for life. He breathed his last on Tuesday.
Superintendent of the MG Hospital Raj Shree Behra said that all the deceased victims had 50 per cent or more burn injuries and were admitted to the ICU.
