A cache of bombs was recovered in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday, days ahead of the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Three buckets containing around 30 bombs were seized from Bonhart village panchayat in Birbhum.
Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted searches in the area, resulting in the recovery of the explosive material.
The police further informed the Crime Investigation Department (CID) and called in the bomb squad to diffuse the bombs.
How the bombs landed there and for what purpose exactly they were to be used, security agencies are trying to find out.
In a separate incident, police conducted a raid on another tip-off in Margram and arrested one Nabirul Khan, who was in possession of a country-made pistol and bullets near Baswa Bablabuni on Rampurhat-Bishnupur road the same day.
Investigations are underway to ascertain where Khan got the pistol and who gave it to him.
The voters of Birbhum district are slated to cast their ballot during the fourth phase of polling on May 12, 2024.
Published On:
Apr 10, 2024
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