Man killed as crude bombs hurled in West Bengal's Birbhum district

A crude bomb attack has claimed a life of one person in West Bengal's Birbhum district while he was passing through Daspara-Sahapur road. The case, being investigated, is under the light of an outcome of a rivalry between a vehicle owner and its driver.

Bolpur (WB):A man was killed after crude bombs were hurled in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place at 9.30 pm on Wednesday when the deceased identified as Tapan Das was passing through Daspara-Sahapur road under Kankartala police station limits, a police official said.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the incident was the fallout of a rivalry between the owner of a vehicle and its driver, he said.

The driver was allegedly assaulted by the owner due to some personal enmity, following which the owner was assaulted by some villagers.

At night, the owner stormed the area with a few men and hurled the crude bombs to frighten the locals, the police officer said.

Senior police officers went to the spot following the incident and said that investigations are underway.

PTI report

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