"Following all the rules to diffuse bombs, the CID bomb squad took the explosive to a vacant place, dug a hole in the ground, and exploded it in a controlled manner. The medical team and the fire brigade were also present at the scene," said SDPO Rahul Pandey.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that it was the BJP that attacked the state minister Birbaha Hansda's vehicle on Friday, not members of the Kurmi community.
"An ex-gratia of Rs 2.5 lakhs will be given to the next of kin of those who died in the firecracker factory blast in Egra and a home guard job will be given to one of the family members," she said while addressing a people East Medinipur.
Days after a major blast occurred in an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's East Medinipur claiming nine lives, Inspector-in-Charge of Egra Police Station, Mousam Chakraborty got transferred on Friday, officials said.
A massive blast took place at the factory in Khadikul village under the Egra police station at around 11 am on Tuesday in which nine people lost their lives and several others were injured.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari's petition demanding a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe on the case has been mentioned before the Calcutta High Court.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen on Wednesday said that there is no need to politicize the West Bengal factory blast incident in which nine people lost their lives.
After an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in which at least 9 people were killed, the locals accuse the state administration of not taking timely action against the factory which they say making lethal explosives and guns.
According to the sources, a team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Kolkata reached the spot at 9.45 pm on Tuesday and launched an investigation with the help of forensic experts after the state government handed over the case to CID.