Overview

• Local residents noticed an unclaimed bag in a field near Purba Bardhaman on June 7 and alerted Jamalpur Police Station.
• A Bomb Disposal Squad was dispatched to the Damodar riverbed, where officers safely defused nine country-made bombs.
• Police have launched a probe to trace how the explosives were placed in the bag and identify those responsible.
• Investigators are probing why the bombs were placed in a deserted field to determine their intended use.
• The incident follows a recent crude bomb blast in Hooghly district that killed a child and has heightened regional safety concerns.