One killed in bomb blast near West Bengal school
Press Trust of India | August 18, 2025 | 02:48 PM IST | 1 min read
The blast occurred in front of Madhyamgram High School in Barasat, no students were injured.
Barasat (WB) : One person was killed in a bomb explosion outside a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said. The blast occurred in front of Madhyamgram High School in Madhyamgram police station area early in the morning, they said.
Superintendent of Police of Barasat police district, Pratiksha Jharkhariya, said the explosion left one person critically injured and he was taken to Barasat Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. "Further investigation is underway," the SP said, without divulging further details.
West Bengal Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh visited the spot and said the police were probing the matter. The victim, police sources said, was a resident of another state.
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