A search is on for those behind the blast in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district that killed three people and injured several others, po♕lice said on Sund🌺ay.
Tension was palpable in the Bhupatinagar area where the💧 blast happened on Friday night, hours ahead of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's rally in nearby Kanthi on Saturday. A huge contingent of police was in the area, which has been cordoned off, an officer said.
"We have not yet arrested anybody. The incident is being investigated," an officer of the Kanthi sub-division told PTI. The three people killed in the blast were identified as Rajkuma👍r Manna, a TMC worker, Debkumar Manna and Biswajit Gayen, police said.
The impact of the blast was such that the kuchcha house, where it happened, was blown off. Demanding an NIA probe, the BJP alleged tha🉐t the explosion happened accidentally when TMC workers were making crude bombs.
The TMC claimed that bombs were being made 🌱to attack Banerjee's rally, which was happening around a kilometre away. The CPI(M) questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's silence on such an incident, demanding a statement from her.
(With PTI Inputs)
