Kolkata: Crude bomb blast kills 7-year-old, injures 9 in crowded market
Kolkata: Crude bomb blast kills 7-year-old, injures 9 in crowded market A crude bomb exploded at the crowded marketplace in Dumdum on the northern fringes of Kolkata on Tuesday morning. A seven-year-old boy was killed while nine others were injured. Bibhas Ghosh died at SSKM Hospital, said Purnendu Bose, minister of Technical Education and local MLA. The child’s mother, who was also injured, is being treated at the same hospital. “Preliminary investigation has revealed the blast was caused by a bomb of low intensity,” said Rajesh Kumar Singh, commissioner of Barrackpore Police. The explosion that took place around 9:15 am, was a strong one that shattered the glasses of adjoining buildings. A shutter near the site was partially mangled by the explosion. “The incident was planned. Those who kept the device here certainly designed it to engineer the blast at a predetermined time. At this time, Trinamool Congress leaders and workers assemble at the ward office here. It appeared to me that It cannot be done by the CPI(M) or Congress. There is no question of the ruling party causing it. The only needle of suspicion points towards the BJP, with whom CPI(M) and Congress may have links,” he said. Pachu Roy, chairman of South Dumdum municipality said, “Today is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. I won’t be surprised if those who killed him have a role behind this incident. Dumdum is an old centre of their activity." “Blasts are taking place close to the Trinamool offices. The ruling party offices have become the den of anti-socials. Be it in Khagragarh, West Midnapore, Birbhum or Dumdum, all explosions are taking place inside or close to Trinamool offices. It’s ridiculous that ruling party leaders are blaming the BJP,” said Dilip Ghosh, chief of the BJP’s Bengal unit. The bomb squad of Criminal Investigation Department officers visited the spot and collected samples from the spot including a bag and splinters as part of the investigation. -PTC News
