Three bombs were thrown at BJP MP Arjun Singh’s home near Kolkata early this morning, scarring the iron gate to the house but causing no injuries to anyone. “At least three bombs were hurled at my house. Few got injured too,” Singh told. According to Singh, the incident took place at around 6:10 am.
A team of police officials are at the spot and CCTV footage is being examined to identify the culprits. Police are yet to confirm the exact number of injured people. The bombs were thrown at the home of the BJP MP at Jagatdal, around 100 km from Kolkata, allegedly by three men on a bike. A video showed marks left by the explosives on the MP’s gates. No one was injured and police are on the spot. Arjun Singh, who was in Delhi, has not reacted to the incident yet. He is expected to be back in Kolkata later today. His family members were inside the house at the time of the incident. The police have reached the spot and the CCTV footage is being scanned to identify the culprits and to ascertain the motive behind the attack. BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh has said the assailants are most probably from Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has condemned the bomb attack. He said that the ‘wanton violence’ in West Bengal shows no sign of abating. Taking to Twitter, he said, “Wanton violence in WB shows no sign of abating. Bomb explosions as this morning outside the residence of Member Parliament @ArjunsinghWB is worrisome on law and order.”
