two held in city for crude bomb attack in WB
MUMBAI, May 19 -- Two men from West Bengal have been arrested on May 13 by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Mumbai for allegedly hurling crude bombs outside an ashram in Murshidabad.
The accused, identified as Rocky Khan, 23, and Shahdat Sarkar, 35, both residents of Berhampore in Murshidabad, were arrested in Borivali after arriving in Mumbai by the Geetanjali Express while allegedly attempting to evade arrest. Mumbai crime branch officials acted on inputs shared by the West Bengal police.
Police said violence had erupted on May 12 after unidentified persons allegedly tore a political banner affixed to an electric pole near a Maa Durga temple close to the ashram. The following day, the accused allegedly hurled three crude bombs into an open area near the ashram. Two of the bombs exploded.
Khan, a driver and Sarkar, a labourer, were granted transit remand for their transfer to West Bengal.
A case was registered under sections 126(wrongful restraint), 324(mischief) and 351(criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Explosives Act....
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