A nine-year-old girl was killed in a bomb explosion in Kaliganj in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said police will take strict legal action against the culprits.
Bengal: Child Dies After Crude Bomb Explodes In Kaliganj Amid Bypoll Counting
According to a police officer the girl was wounded after being allegedly hit by a bomb that exploded on Monday afternoon at Barochandgar under Kaliganj police station limits.
This is the second death in three days that occurred due to explosion of crude bombs.
Counting for the Kaliganj assembly bypolls is going on.
What Did Police Say?
According to a police officer the girl was wounded after being allegedly hit by a bomb that exploded on Monday afternoon at Barochandgar under Kaliganj police station limits.
"The girl's body has been sent for post-mortem. We are probing into the cause of the explosion," a police officer told PTI.
What Did CM Say?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said police will take strict legal action against the culprits.
"I am shocked and deeply saddened at the death of a young girl in an explosion at Barochandgar. My prayers and thoughts are with the family in their hour of grief," Banerjee posted on X.
"Police shall take strong and decisive legal action against the culprits at the earliest," she added.
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