The explosion reportedly occurred in the house of Dilip Das, who is brother of local BJP leader Nitai Das. Shyamoli Das, wife of Dilip Das, was injured in the kitchen when she was cooking. The case was being investigated by the local police, official sources said.
In compliance with the orders of the Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the complaints of illegal land-grabbing and extortion at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district has created a dedicated e-mail ID where the victims can register their grievances. Sandeshkhali Case: CBI Creates Dedicated E-Mail ID for Receiving Victims’ Complaints Related to Land Grabbing Accusations in North 24 Parganas.
A Trinamool leader, Bijan Das, was allegedly shot dead in West Bengal. Manav Kalyan Majumdar, a TMC party leader, alleged an opposition conspiracy behind the murder and urged the government to take immediate action for justice.
"During Ram Navami, they did the same and stopped us because they were hiding something. I don't understand what kind of picture this state government wants to portray before the world," said a team member.
Meanwhile, Trinamool leader Ajit Maity, who is a close aide of Shahjahan Sheikh had to take refuge in a neighbour s house as some women gheraoed his house and protested against him in Sandeshkhali s Bermajur. After rescuing Maity following three hours of protest, police detained the Trinamool leader.