Three constables of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) were injured when goons hurled bombs at them at Jagaddal town’s Phuluri More in North 24-Parganas during the wee hours of Thursday.
Susanta Poddar, Dipu Barman, and Pijush Kanti Majhi, who were a part of a team of Jagaddal police station, had gone to the site on getting information about a clash between two rival groups.
The three constables attached to the Barjora-based battalion of the IRB received splinter injuries on their legs and bodies. Rushed to the BN Bose subdivisional hospital in Barrackpore, they were released later.
The police team had gone to the place around 2.30am, when the clash was well underway, said sources. “Our personnel were examining unexploded bombs on the road when goons attacked them. At least four bombs were hurled and exploded near them,” a cop said.
The police have started a case and are trying to identify the goons from CCTV footage retrieved from cameras at nearby locations. A senior officer of Jagaddal police station said three persons had been detained for interrogation. No arrests were made.
BJP leader Umasankar Singh blamed the police for the spurt in crimes in the area. Trinamul leader Sanjoy Singh ruled out political involvement behind the incident.
