Election authorities in the Indian state of West Bengal have seized 41 pipe bombs (crude bombs) from the state's South 24 Parganas District. The incident occurred late Friday night.
The confiscation of pipe bombs comes as two of the eight phases of assembly elections in West Bengal have been conducted. The third phase will be held on 6 April.
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In a raid held in Baruipur's Padmapukur area, 41 crude bombs were recovered from a bush, yesterday. Case registered, no arrest has been made yet, probe is on: District Election Officer, South 24 Parganas, #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/Ljro4ZWX2c
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According to the state police, the bombs were recovered following a tip-off that explosives were hidden in the Padmapukur area under the Pranganj Gram Panchayat (village body) in the 148th Bhangor Assembly Constituency.
"A raid was conducted based on the information, and the recovery was made from a bush in the presence of policemen of Baruipur police station", a senior police officer told reporters on Saturday.
The constituency is set to witness polling on 10 April for the fourth phase.
At present, no person has been arrested over the incident.
Federal Home Minister and Senior BJP leader Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to West Bengal. Having addressed an election rally in the same South 24 Paraganas on Friday, he is also scheduled to address a small gathering in the state on Saturday.
In the ongoing elections, the State Chief Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress is facing its main challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
