Enquiry counter damaged by passengers
Delay in a train’s departure allegedly led to vandalism of the enquiry counter of the South Eastern Railway at Howrah station today.
Fourteen live bombs were recovered from a shop in Howrah district, police said on Thursday.
A man was injured in an explosion on Wednesday.
Bomb squad personnel, during the search in the shop this morning, found the explosives, a police officer said.
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Komer Ali, the shop owner, who was injured in the explosion, has been admitted to Uluberia hospital with severe burn injuries, the officer said.
Investigation into the incident is underway, he said, adding, police has not been able to interrogate Ali as he is in hospital.
The explosion happened at the Teen Kapati Pool under the jurisdiction of Manikpur police station on Wednesday evening when Ali was closing the shop, the officer said.
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