Tamil NaduFriday, 19 June 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur ammonia leak: 2 dead, 60+ hospitalised; BNS Section 105 invoked
An ammonia leak at a shrimp processing unit in Tiruvallur district killed two workers and led to over 60 hospitalisations, with arrests under BNS Section 105.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On Sunday in June 2026, an ammonia gas leak at M/s Peter & Paul Seafood Exports Pvt Ltd in Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur district, killed two migrant women workers and hospitalised over 60 others.
Key specifics
- The two deceased workers were Jumani Juang and B. Malothi, both migrants from Odisha.
- At the site, 67 people were present, mostly migrant women, when the ammonia tank leaked.
- The NDRF 4th Battalion at Arakkonam sent a 30-member CBRN rescue team with gas detection devices and protective gear.
- 46 workers were taken to Vels Hospital in Manjakaranai and 21 to Venkateswara Hospital in Red Hills; serious cases were shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital and seven to Government Stanley Hospital.
- The police arrested the owner Mohan and factory manager Daniel under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the government formed a 3-member committee with a 24-hour interim report and 3-day final report deadline.
Exam lens
TNPSC governance and disaster management question type: industrial safety, BNS Section 105, NDRF response, and committee-based inquiry; remember Tiruvallur, 67 workers, 30-member CBRN team, and the 24-hour/3-day report timeline.