Crude bombs in 5 buckets found in Birbhum days after arson
India Today
The recovery comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked the police to conduct special raids to seize all bombs, arms, and ammunition produced illegally in the state.
Five buckets packed with crude bombs, carefully hidden in bushes, have been recovered from Margram in Birbhum, a district reeling under the domino of violence after the killing of a panchayat official on Monday. The police filled the buckets with sand and water to prevent the bombs from exploding.
The recovery comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked the police to conduct special raids to seize all bombs, arms, and ammunition produced illegally in the state.
Margram is just 10 km from Bagtui, where at least eight people were burnt to death after their home was set ablaze following the death of deputy Panchayat chief Bhadu Sheikh.
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Similar reports of crude bomb recoveries have come from Keshpur in West Midnapore.
The incident of arson in Birbhum has led to a political firestorm in the state, with the BJP and the Congress attacking the ruling Trinamool Congress over the carnage and demanding the chief minister’s resignation. The Calcutta High Court, taking suo moto cognizance of the incident, has directed the state police to handover investigations to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The circumstantial evidence and impact of the incident indicated that the state police cannot probe the case, the court said.
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