Blast in Kolkata: 1 person injured; bomb disposal squad at site
Information was received at around 1:45 PM that at the intersection of Blochmann Street and S N Banerjee Road, an incident of blast took place, Kolkata Police said
The place where a blast occurred in central Kolkata has been barricaded by police. Photo: X/ANI/Screengrab
One person was injured in a blast that occurred in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon (September 14), police said.
A 58-year-old ragpicker sustained injuries on his right wrist when he picked up an object and it exploded.
“Information was received at around 1:45 PM that at the intersection of Blochmann Street and S N Banerjee Road, an incident of blast took place and one person (rag picker) was injured,” Kolkata Police said.
The area was cordoned with security tape and then the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) team was called. Accordingly, BDDS personnel reached and checked the bag and the vicinity. After their clearance, traffic was allowed, the police added.
An eyewitness told ANI news agency, “We were standing nearby when the explosion took place...We immediately ran to the spot and saw that one person who was a rag picker was lying by. The person sustained an injury on his right wrist. The sound of the explosion was very loud...Police immediately reached here and took the injured to the hospital...The traffic was blocked...No one else was injured.”