The police in Rajarhat made another arrest related to the recent house explosion, bringing the total arrests to three. A youth named Mohammad Hossain was apprehended from the Rajbati area of Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district after questioning the main accused, Mohammad Shamim alias Selim. Authorities are investigating Hossain’s role in the incident.
Earlier, Mohammad Shamim and a broker named Shahenshah were arrested in connection with the explosion that took place in the Supari Bagan area of Dakshin Narayanpur in Rajarhat. Following the blast, which resulted in one injury, the Narayanpur police station initiated an investigation and detained two individuals.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case, and forensic experts were called to the scene to determine the cause of the explosion. It was revealed during the inquiry that Mohammad Shamim had rented the house through Shahenshah and stored bombs that later detonated. The police are now probing the reasons behind storing explosives in the house and are looking into the involvement of others.
