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<p data-start="86" data-end="333"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A powerful blast at an abandoned house in Katwa, East Burdwan district of West Bengal, late Friday night left one person dead and three others injured&mdash;one of them seriously&mdash;allegedly during the illegal manufacture of crude bombs.</span></p>
<p data-start="335" data-end="545"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Residents reported hearing two successive explosions that shook the neighborhood. When locals rushed to the scene, they discovered the charred body of one individual and another man, severely injured but alive.</span></p>
<p data-start="547" data-end="753"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The deceased has not yet been identified. The seriously injured person was identified as Tufan Chowdhury, a known associate of the Trinamool Congress with a history of involvement in anti-social activities.</span></p>
<p data-start="755" data-end="956"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Witnesses stated that two more individuals were present inside the house during the blast. Both sustained injuries and fled the scene but were recognized by locals as Safique Mondal and Ibrahim Sheikh.</span></p>
<p data-start="958" data-end="1095"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The explosion was so intense that it caused the collapse of a wall and completely blew off the roof of the room where the blast occurred.</span></p>
<p data-start="1097" data-end="1333"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Police swiftly arrived at the scene and transported Chowdhury to a local hospital where he is undergoing treatment. The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem examination, and authorities are working to confirm the identity.</span></p>
<p data-start="1335" data-end="1598" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Preliminary investigation indicates that Chowdhury may have gathered local miscreants to assemble crude bombs in the deserted building. The house, formerly owned by Lombu Sheikh, has been unoccupied since his recent death&mdash;providing a hideout for illegal activity.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">[Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]</span></p>
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Crude Bomb Blast in Katwa Kills One, Injures Three

Explosion in abandoned Bengal house during crude bomb-making leaves one dead, three others injured

Crude Bomb Blast in Katwa Kills One, Injures Three

Explosion in abandoned Bengal house during crude bomb-making leaves one dead, three others injured

July 5, 2025 | 18:58 IST