Two women arrested in connection with Burdwan blast

Two women were today arrested in connection with the October 2 blast at a house at Khagragarh here in which involvement of terror outfits like LeT and HuJI is suspected.
The two - Rajira Bibi alias Rumi hailing from Karimpur in Nadia and Amina Bibi hailing from Lalbagh in Murshidabad - were remanded to police custody for nine days by a local court, Burdwan Superintendent of Police S M H Mirza said.
Two suspected militants Shakil Ahmed and Sovan Mandal were killed and another Hasan Saheb was injured in the explosion.
Rajira Bibi is the widow of Shakil Ahmed while Amina Bibi is the wife of injured Hasan Saheb who is under treatment at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.

The two women had been detained on the day of the blast, Mirza said.
Another person Hatij Mollah was detained in this connection by the CID team from his house at Khar Duttapa in Purbostholi, about 70 km from here.

The CID, which has taken over the investigation from the district police, is looking into possible involvement of terror outfits like LeT and HuJI in the blast.
Mirza said that 55 grenades, chemicals used in making explosives, a book on how to trigger explosion, some jihadi literature, a video on jihadi training, map of important locations in Burdwan district were seized by the CID team from the house.

A large number of watch dials, SIM cards and other tools required to make improvised explosive devices were seized from the house immediately after the explosion, he said.
The suspected militants had rented the house a few months back and the police had also questioned the house owner Hasan Chowdhury, police sources said.
The BJP today alleged that the state government was turning the state into a safe haven for anti-national and Jihadi activities and charged it with destroying evidence.