Police have arrested one person in connection with the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The arrested person is the business partner of the owner of the illegal firecracker factory. At the same time, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has filed a petition in the Kolkata High Court in this matter.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu has demanded an NIA probe into the explosives. They said it was RDX. It is a powerful explosive. He said that I had filed a public interest litigation, which has been accepted by the Calcutta High Court. It is expected to be listed for tomorrow, he said.
Significantly, there was an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in Duttpukur area of ​​North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday morning. At least eight people lost their lives in this accident. However, the situation at Moshpole in Neelganj, within the limits of Duttpukur police station, was calm on Monday.
search operation continues
A senior police officer of Barasat police district said the search operation continued throughout the night. The search was made difficult due to power outages in the area and the large amount of debris scattered. He told that a person has been arrested in this case, who was the business partner of the owner of the firecracker factory.
Case on three more people
The person has been booked under the Explosives Act 1884 and Explosives Rules 2008, the official said. A suo motu case has been registered against three others in connection with the blast.
more than 50 houses damaged
Let me tell you, the explosion in the illegal firecracker factory took place at around 8.30 am on Sunday morning when people were working in the factory. The explosion in a factory near Majpur Jagannathpur was so strong that more than 50 houses were damaged and bodies were scattered on the spot.
death of cracker factory
Police said the owner of the illegal firecracker factory and his son, who was in the unit, also died in the blast. Many local people alleged that complaints have been made to the police several times regarding the illegal firecracker factory. A local Ratan Hasan Ali said that now, when so many lives have been lost, what will the police do by arresting people? Necessary action should have been taken when the complaint was made.
Earlier, in May, 12 people were killed in a similar explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in East Medinipur district, while three people were killed in another explosion at Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district.
