One killed in bomb explosion in Chanchol

A 22-year-old college student was killed and his two friends were injured in a bomb explosion on a road at Paharpur in Malda district, police said today.

The bomb exploded when Joy Pandey, 3rd year student of a local college, and his two friends were walking on a road in Chanchol police station area late last night, Sub-divisional Police Officer Sajal Biswas said.

The injured were hospitalised.