West Bengal: Man killed, minor girl wounded in two separate explosions in two days
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a suspected crude bomb exploded in a house in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas claiming a life, a minor girl was on Wednesday seriously injured in a blast in Malda district.
According to reports, the girl was wounded in a suspected bomb blast in a maize field near her house at Gouripur village under Rotua Police Station limits in Malda district.
She was rushed to a local hospital and later shifted to Malda Medical College and Hospital as her health condition had deteriorated.
Earlier on Tuesday, a middle-aged man was seriously injured in a suspected crude bomb explosion in a house at Amjhara Sardarpara area under Basanti Police Station limits in South 24 Parganas district.
The explosion led to a fire that gutted the house, where multiple crude bombs were allegedly stored.
The injured man, who was identified as Farukh Sardar, succumbed to his wounds while being transferred to a Kolkata hospital.
Police have initiated investigations into both incidents.
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