Tamil NaduWednesday, 17 June 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur ammonia leak: BNS Section 105 invoked after 2 deaths and 60 hospitalisations
An ammonia leak at a shrimp processing unit in Tiruvallur district killed 2 workers and hospitalised over 60, triggering arrests and a probe committee.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On June 2026, an ammonia gas leak at M/s Peter & Paul Seafood Exports Pvt Ltd in Periyapalayam, Tiruvallur district, killed 2 workers and sent over 60 workers to hospitals.
Key specifics
- The dead workers were Jumani Juang and B. Malothi, both migrant women from Odisha.
- At the site, 67 people were present, mostly migrant women living in accommodation within the factory premises.
- The NDRF’s 4th Battalion at Arakkonam sent a 30-member CBRN rescue team to the site.
- Police arrested the owner Mohan and factory manager Daniel under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- The Chief Minister ordered ₹2 lakh each as solatium from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund and formed a 3-member committee.
Exam lens
TNPSC disaster management and law question: Tiruvallur ammonia leak, 2 deaths, 67 workers, NDRF 4th Battalion, BNS Section 105, ₹2 lakh solatium — note the industrial safety angle and the committee’s 24-hour interim report.