A Trinamul coordinator escaped an attempt on his life after a group of unidentified miscreants hurled bombs targeting him at a party meeting in North 24-Parganas on Saturday night.

Police sources said Jayanta Das, Trinamul coordinator from Panihati municipality, and other party workers escaped unhurt amid the cascade of a dozen-odd explosions at the party office in Bibibagan under ward-13.

“A group of six miscreants arrived on two motorcycles in front of the party office around 9.45pm and started hurling bombs targeting the room where Das was holding a meeting,” said a police source.

A police probe into the incident began on Sunday, following a complaint lodged by Das at Khardah police station. “I have asked the police to find out the persons behind the attack,” said Das, a former councillor of the party.

Trinamul activist and eyewitness Dipankar Das said it was a planned attack on the coordinator. “The miscreants knew that he was in the meeting at this particular party office. But it is not clear who is behind the attack.… A few months ago, a similar attack was carried out by unidentified miscreants targeting the party office during Das’s presence,” he added.

Residents have blamed infighting in the party behind the successive incidents of violence in the area.

“It is basically a clash of interest among two factions of the ruling party who have become desperate to ensure their dominance in the area. We have appraised senior leadership of the party as well as the administration but none appeared to be interested to intervene,” said a local resident.

The police said they were trying to identify those behind the attack by examining CCTV footage from adjoining properties. However, no one was arrested till Sunday afternoon.

An official of Barrackpore police commissionerate added, “Local police have been instructed to find out the details of the gang. We have made it clear that any sort of disturbance and disruption of peace should be dealt with strongly”.