Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): A man was killed, and another was severely injured after a coffee machine exploded during a wedding ceremony here, police said on Tuesday.

Sunil (30) was making coffee at a wedding party in Barua Pehna village under the Madanpur police station when his coffee machine exploded with a loud noise on Monday night, Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Devendra Kumar said.

Sunil died on the spot, while another person, Sachin, standing nearby, was also seriously injured. He has been admitted to the hospital, Kumar said.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem, and the cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained, the police said.

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Thane (PTI): Police have arrested a 26-year-old man and seized banned tobacco products valued at more than Rs 5 lakh following a raid in the Ulhasnagar area of Thane district, an official said on Saturday.

The operation was conducted on the premises late Wednesday night near Shahad gate, based on a complaint filed by officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a police officer said, adding that a police team found a large consignment of contraband from different brands, stocked for illegal sale.

The arrested accused has been identified as Arbaz Nasir Khan (26). Two other suspects have been named as wanted in the case, and a hunt has been launched to nab them.

The seized tobacco products are valued at approximately Rs 5,05,658.

An FIR has been registered at the Ulhasnagar police station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant provisions of FDA regulations.