7-year-old killed in blast in Kolkata, BJP demands NIA probe
A seven-year-old child was killed and nine people, including his mother, were injured in a low-intensity explosion in front of a multi-storey building at Nagerbazar in Kolkata's northern suburbs on Tuesday, police said.
The ruling Trinamool Congress held the BJP and RSS responsible for the blast and alleged that the saffron party was aiming to kill South Dum Dum Municipality chairman and TMC leader Panchu Roy.
The BJP rubbished these charges and demanded a NIA probe into the blast, which shook the windows of neighbouring houses and splinters damaged the shutters of the shops near it.
Calling Roy and other TMC leaders former naxalites, the BJP said the blast was a result of an internal feud in the TMC.
"A 7-year-old child, who was severely injured in the blast, has died in the hospital. Nine other persons are undergoing treatment at two hospitals, among them one is critical," Deputy Commissioner of Police, Barrackpore Commissionerate, Ananda Roy said.
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