Six days after the “accidental blast” in the West Bengal’s Bardhaman district the four arrested in the case have been charged under sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 2008, officials of the State’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on Wednesday.
“We have charged all the four accused including two women under several sections of the UAPA Act,” Dilip Adak, Deputy Inspector General of CID, told The Hindu .
The accused have also been charged under section 121 of the Indian Penal Code which relates to waging or attempting to wage war against the Government of India. While Abdul Hakim, an accused who was present at the site when the accidental blast occurred was arrested on Tuesday, Hashem Molla, another accused in the case was arrested on Monday.
Two women Gulsana Bibi and Alima Bibi who were present in the building after the blast occurred on October 2 were arrested on Sunday.
Earlier the women were charged with several sections of the Indian Penal Code including section 286 for negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance and 120 B criminal conspiracy, 307(attempt to murder), 326(voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons), and 201(causing disappearance or evidence of offence).
