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Crude Bomb Explosion On Roof School During Class Hours Creates Panic In West Bengal’s Titagarh

New Delhi: There was panic among the students and teachers when a crude bomb went off on the roof of a three-storied boys’ school building in the Titagarh area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district at 11 am on Saturday, police said.

The incident happened when around 1,000 of the total 1,300 students of the Titagarh Free India High School were attending classes on the lower floors. However, nobody was injured since the door to the roof always remains locked and the area is out of bounds for the students, Hanif Tanvir, one of the teachers, told the local media.

The building suffered no apparent damage. “The sound of the explosion, however, scared the students,” Tanvir added, according to a report in Hindustan Times.

“It was definitely a crude bomb. We have started an investigation to find out whether the bomb was lobbed from outside or someone kept it there. The culprits will be nabbed,” Ashish Mourya, deputy commissioner of police, Barrackpore police district was quoted as saying.

The incident has triggered panic in the neighbourhood since Titagarh is known for violence and criminal activities. Crude bombs have been used in several political clashes during and after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the report added.

 

OB Bureau

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