Blast in Kolkata, claiming 4 lives
via PTI published on August 3, 2008
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| Police said the explosion took place at the dump at Sarbamangala Ghat in Sutanati slum area in Chitpur, mainly inhabited by ragpickers. | ||
| “Four people were killed and nine were injured after a crude bomb exploded in garbage dump. The incident happened when some ragpickers went to collect plastic pouches from the dump,” Additional Commissioner of Police (I), Subrata Narayan Sarkar, told PTI. | ||
| “As they were scourging through the dumping ground they found the bomb and ignorantly tried to break it and that caused the explosion,” Sarkar said. | ||
| The deceased were identified as Saket Sana (3), Ranjan Mollah, Hasan Sardar and Didar Mollah — all ragpickers who lived in that slum area. | ||
| All the injured were shifted to the nearby RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to hospital sources, the condition of three is serious. | ||
| So far it seems to be a one-off case and an accident and not a carefully planted operation, a senior police officer said. | ||
| Bomb squad and forensic department have been summoned and they were trying to find out whether there was chemical reaction which has caused the explosion. | ||
| Meanwhile, three unclaimed bags triggered bomb scares at different hours at the NSC Bose International Airport here, airport sources said. | ||
| In the morning, two bags were found abandoned at the domestic terminal. The owner of one of the bags was identified as a passenger from Guwahati. However, no explosive was found. | ||
| Similarly, a black suitcase was found near a toilet of the international lounge around noon. The bomb disposal squad found that it contained nothing but a few clothes and a passport. | ||
| Though the owner is identified as one Ranavijay Jadav from Uttar Pradesh, none has turned up to claim the bag. | ||
| As per the details on the passport, the suitcase belongs to a Bangkok-bound passenger. | ||
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