Girl Killed in Bomb Blast During Kaliganj Bypoll Counting
23 Jun 2025 3:55 PM IST23 Jun 2025 3:55 PM IST
Tragedy strikes Barochandgar in West Bengal; CM Mamata Banerjee vows strict action against culprits
A child died in a bomb explosion in Kaliganj amid bypoll counting; CM Mamata Banerjee assures strong police action.
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A tragic incident occurred in Kaliganj, West Bengal, where a nine-year-old girl was killed in a bomb explosion.
- The explosion took place at Barochandgar under Kaliganj police station limits.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her condolences and vowed to take strict action against the culprits.
- The girl's body has been sent for post-mortem as police investigate the cause of the explosion.
Kolkata; A nine-year-old girl was killed in a bomb explosion in Kaliganj in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday, police said. 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.
Counting for the Kaliganj assembly bypolls is going on. 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. "The girl's body has been sent for post-mortem. We are probing into the cause of the explosion," the police officer said.
( Source : PTI )
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