West Bengal: One killed, another injured in bomb explosion
Kolkata (PTI): One person was killed and another was injured in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place around 8:30 pm in Rajoa village under Katwa sub-division triggering panic among residents. The blast was so intense that it blew off the tin roof of the house where bomb-making was going on, they said.
Locals said the explosion occurred in an abandoned house, often frequented by anti-social elements, allegedly for manufacturing crude bombs.
"There were two successive loud explosions that shook the entire area. The explosion rattled the doors and windows of nearby houses," a resident said.
Police reached the spot soon after being alerted and recovered a charred body from inside the house. Another person, identified as Tufan Chowdhury, was found seriously injured and rushed to a local hospital.
Preliminary investigation suggests that a local anti-social had brought in a group of miscreants to manufacture country-made bombs inside the house when the explosion took place.
"We are probing whether the house was being used as a bomb-making facility and other links," a police officer said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and a forensic team is expected to examine the blast site.
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Three arrested for obstructing police while escorting Mahesh Shetty Timarodi
Udupi, Aug 21: Police have arrested three persons for allegedly obstructing duty and ramming a car into a police vehicle while officers were bringing accused Mahesh Shetty Timarodi to the Brahmavar Police Station in connection with a case registered there.
The arrested have been identified as Srujan L., Hitesh Shetty, and Sahan, all residents of Ujire. They were produced before the court, which remanded them to judicial custody. Police said the car used in the incident has also been seized.
According to police, when Timarodi was being escorted from Ujire to Brahmavar, a group of his supporters followed the convoy in their vehicles. Despite repeated warnings not to interfere with police movement, the supporters allegedly continued to obstruct the vehicles. Near Hosmar, under Karkala Rural Police Station limits, they allegedly rammed their car into an official vehicle (bearing registration number KA 20 G 0669) belonging to the Udupi District Additional Superintendent of Police, in an attempt to prevent the police team from taking Timarodi to Brahmavar.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Karkala Rural Police Station. The three accused were later arrested and their car was seized. They have now been placed under judicial custody.
