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  • Two injured in bomb blast in West Bengal’s Ketugram ahead of polls, three held

    By PTI
    BARDHAMAN (WEST BENGAL): Two persons have been injured after a crude bomb exploded at a house in Ketugram assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, which will go to polls on Thursday in the sixth phase of elections, police said.

    The blast occurred at Chinispur village under Beru gram panchayat in Ketugram 1 block on Tuesday night. Three persons, residents of the same village, were arrested in connection with the incident. A court in Katwa remanded them to police custody for seven days.

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    A villager who lodged a complaint with the police claimed that bombs were being made at that house. Addl SP (Rural), Dhruba Das, said that three firearms and materials used for making bombs have been recovered from the spot.

    The BJP candidate of Ketugram Constituency, Anadi Ghosh, claimed that the Trinamool Congress workers were behind the incident as they are trying to create trouble in the area. TMC nominee from the constituency Sheikh Shahnawaz denied the charge and said that no party workers were involved in the incident.

  • PM Modi, Shah to hold multiple rallies in poll-bound Bengal today

     Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address several public programs in poll-bound West Bengal on Monday.

    At 12:00 noon, the Prime Minister will address an election rally at Talit Sai Centre in Purba Bardhaman district.

    After that, he will also hold rallies in Kalyani University Grounds in Nadia district at 1.40 pm and the Barasat area of the North 24 Parganas district at 3.10 pm.

    Besides Prime Minister Modi, Shah will hold a roadshow in Kalimpong district at 11:30 am.

    Later, he will address a public meeting in the Dhupguri area of the Jalpaiguri district and in the Hemtabad Vidhan Sabha constituency. He is also scheduled to conduct a roadshow in Siliguri.

    Shah on Sunday held back-to-back roadshows in West Bengal and also addressed several public meetings.

    Polling for the first four phases has been concluded in West Bengal. Violence erupted at a polling booth in Cooch Behar during the fourth round of polling. The ruling TMC alleged that Central forces opened fire twice at polling booths in Cooch Behar where people were casting their votes. Official sources in Cooch Behar confirmed the death of four people in firing.

    Polling for the first four phases has been concluded in West Bengal. The fifth and sixth phases of the ongoing elections will take place on April 17 and April 22. Counting of votes will take place on May 2.