Five children were injured in a blast while playing with a crude bomb which they mistook as a ball in Malda district on Sunday. Two of the injured were admitted to Malda Medical College and two others were being treated at a local health centre. The other child was discharged after being given first aid.The injured were identified as Bikram Saha (8), Subhajit Saha (9), Mithun Saha (10), Subal Saha (6) and Abdul Rehan Sheikh (8).
Upon receiving information, police personnel from a local outpost rushed to the spot and carried out a search in the area and recovered two containers stashed with crude bombs. Police sources said the incident took place in the afternoon when the children were playing behind the house of one Nikhil Saha at Gopalnagar village in Kaliachak police station area.
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Source: The New Indian Express
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