Bengal sending report on Burdwan blast to Centre

The West Bengal government is sending a detailed report to the union home ministry on the Oct 2 blast in Burdwan district that killed two suspected militants, the state police chief said Tuesday.

"A detailed report is being sent to the union home ministry about the incident. We are looking into all aspects, including if there are links of any terrorist organisation in the incident," Director General of Police G.M.P. Reddy told media persons after a high-level meeting involving key government and police officials at the state secretariat here.

A red alert has already been sounded across the state with international and state borders being sealed in the wake of blast that took place in a house in Khagragarh area of Burdwan.

Three people, including two women, have been arrested in this connection.

While the opposition has been demanding a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Trinamool Congress government has handed over the probe to the CID and constituted a composite task force comprising officers from various state investigating agencies to investigate the blast.