Palakkad: Pudunagaram Police have launched an investigation into the source of explosives that went off at a house in Mangode, injuring two people.

The police registered the case under section 3(a) of the Explosive Substances Act for maliciously causing an explosion and section 4(a) of the same act for conspiring to cause an explosion. The case was filed based on a complaint by Rasheed, a neighbour of Abdul Hakeem, in whose house the explosion occurred on Thursday, injuring his daughter-in-law, Shahna, and her brother, Sherif. Sherif suffered 40 per cent burns, while Shahna escaped with minor injuries.

Both are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said. 

Rasheed complained that an unidentified person had kept explosives at Hakeem's house. Police officials said a detailed investigation is underway, as no additional explosives were found in the house. 

The preliminary inquiry revealed that explosives meant for hunting wild boar caused the blast.

Earlier, the BJP leaders alleged that Sherif and his family had links with the Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which the latter denied, claiming that Sherif was ousted from the party several months ago.