1 killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Bihar’s Bhagalpur

Patna (IANS). One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a massive bomb blast in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Tausif (17), a resident of Qureshi Mohalla under Babarganj police station area of the district. A bomb exploded in his house at around 6 pm. His mother Sultana Khatoon and uncle Abdul Mannan were injured in the incident.
Mohammad Abdul Ghani, the father of the deceased, told that he reached his house after hearing the loud sound of the explosion. “I found my wife and my brother badly injured, while my son was under the debris and died,” Ghani said.
After the incident, a team of Bhagalpur Police under the leadership of DSP City Ajay Kumar Chaudhary reached the spot and investigated the incident. The dog and bomb squad were also called to the spot to investigate the incident.
We are probing how and why the bomb was planted inside the house, Chowdhary said. We are looking for more bombs that could have been planted inside the house and debris.
The injured have been admitted to Mayaganj Medical College and Hospital for treatment, he said. His statement is awaited.
This is the second such incident in Bhagalpur. Earlier, two boys were injured in a bomb blast in a village under Madhusudanpur police station area of the district.
–IANS