Ragpicker injured in Kolkata blast

The man suffered injuries in his right wrist and is being treated at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital

Updated - September 14, 2024 09:39 pm IST - Kolkata

The site of an explosion in Kolkata on September 14, 2024. Photo: X/@PTI_News

The site of an explosion in Kolkata on September 14, 2024. Photo: X/@PTI_News

A person was injured in a blast that took place in central Kolkata on Saturday (September 14, 2024), a police officer said.

The explosion occurred when he was "near a plastic bag" at the crossing of Blochmann Street and S.N. Banerjee Road.

"The injured person was identified as 58-year-old Bapi Das, who lives on a footpath beside S.N. Banerjee Road. He is a ragpicker," the officer said.

He suffered injuries in his right wrist and is being treated at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital.

"The area was cordoned off and a bomb disposal squad reached the place. They checked the bag and the vicinity," he said.

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