Birbhum blast: Prime accused among six arrested, SP posted out as death toll rises to 2
WEST BENGAL,FEB 5 : Birbhum blast: Prime accused among six arrested, SP posted out as death toll rises to 2 Two persons were killed in the blast that jolted West Bengal’s Margram village in Birbhum district. So far, the police have arrested six accused in connection with the bomb explosion. All arrested accused are being questioned at Margram police station, a police source said.
The incident came to light on Saturday after an explosion was reported near a hospital past 10 pm, injuring three people at the blast site. The deceased individuals were close aides of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader.
Following the incident, the West Bengal Governor ordered the transfer of IPS officer Nagendra Tripathi while IPS officer Bhaskar Mukherjee has been inducted into the area’s jurisdiction.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has called for a central probe agency’s intervention, while the relative of the deceased said that the blast was carried out by Congress workers. Meanwhile, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has not acknowledged the death and the explosion in Birbhum.
TMC worker killed in bomb blast in Bengal’s Birbhum
The deceased, identified as, Laltu Seikh, brother of TMC Panchayet Pradhan, died on Sunday afternoon at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. Another injured TMC worker named Newton Seikh died last night while he was taken to Rampurhat hospital from the spot.
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Based on the written complaint of the nephew of the deceased TMC worker, district police registered a case. The six arrested accused include Suzauddin Sekh, and his two sons, namely, Lucky and Raja, the police confirmed.
Firoz Islam, the nephew of Newton Seikh has alleged, “Bombs were thrown randomly. A few miscreants from the Congress party threw bombs at them. Hearing the sound of an explosion, we rushed and found injured people lying on the road. My uncle Newton Seikh died while he was being taken to the hospital. It is a political matter, they have old grudges. Those who charged the bombs are former BJP workers and now they are in the congress party. My uncle Newton Seikh and Laltu Seikh are in TMC.”
Former CPIM MP Salim said, “Earlier they used to say, we are supporting TMC to save lives, now they are losing lives and being killed by TMC themselves for supporting TMC. Later they have to leave TMC to save lives.”
Dhruba Saha, BJP President of Birbhum district, demanded an impartial and fair investigation into the explosion.
He said, “A fair investigation should be done. It’s not possible by state police. The truth will come out only if any central investigation agency conducts an investigation.”
-The New Indian Express
