Nagerbazar blast: CID officers take statements of injured victims

Kolkata: Officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) took the statement of fruit seller Ajit Halder, who was injured in the blast at Nagerbazar.

Sources said that the CID officers went to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday and took statements of the people who were injured in the blast.

The investigating officers had attempted to record the statement of Halder earlier, but it became impossible due to his health condition. So the CID officers went to the spot on Friday again and recorded his statement.

It may be mentioned that a blast at Nagerbazar had killed an eight-year-old boy on Tuesday. Initially, the Barrackpore Commissionerate had initiated a probe in this connection. Later, the case was handed over to CID. The blast was suspected to have taken place due to a socket bomb.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said in a Press conference that the probe has been handed over to CID. The investigating agency is probing the incident and they will unearth the truth. She further said that the people involved will be arrested and law will take its course.

The incident led to panic among local people and shops in the area remained closed for the past two days. However, normalcy is gradually getting restored at Nagerbazar as some of the shops in the area were found open on Friday.

Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy visited the spot on Friday. He said: "CID is probing the incident and they will find out the facts behind it. We are always with the local people. I would like to assure that there is nothing more to panic about."

He was accompanied by chairman of South Dum Dum Municipality Panchu Roy. He claimed that the bombs were kept there targetting them.