Burdwan Blast and After

The two storied house where the ‘accidental’ explosion occurred on October 2.

The October 2, 2014 blast in a prominent Muslim dominated neighbourhood has rattled the University town of Burdwan in West Bengal. Even as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the probe into what is now termed as an ‘accidental’ blast, situation at the ground is tense as people are still not able to come to terms with the alleged terror link-up.

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TwoCircles.net’s M Reyaz and Zaidul Haque visited the town and filed this three-part report:

Part 1 : Shock, disbelief and anger: Khagragarh caught unawares

Part 2 : New madrasa, disturbed neighbourhood and a wary community

Part 3: Politics over Burdwan blast leading to communal polarisation

“BJP targeting assembly polls in WB, maligning madarsas in media”