Two workers suffered severe injuries during an explosion in Chakdah when a tool struck hidden explosives in a Panchayat Pradhan’s garden. The blast triggered a heavy police response, hospital transfers, and sharp security warnings from local political figures regarding unrecovered arms caches in the area.
A routine garden-clearing task turned catastrophic in Nadia’s Vishnupur Haripurkur area when a sudden detonation injured two laborers. The workers had arrived at the property belonging to Dubra Gram Panchayat Pradhan Annapurna Biswas to cut down overgrown bushes and branches. According to local reporting, the explosion occurred immediately after a tool struck an object hidden in the soil near the base of a tree.
Hospitalizations and Severe Injuries Among Laborers
The blast inflicted severe trauma on both men. Debdevas Mundari (also identified in regional reports as Debdas Mundari) suffered catastrophic damage to his hands, losing several fingers. The second worker, Smarjit Sardar (also spelled Sorajit Sardar), sustained extensive injuries, including severe facial wounds and major trauma to his hands.
Political Fallout and Police Investigation
The explosion prompted an immediate mobilization of law enforcement. A large contingent from the Chakdah police station deployed to the scene to secure the perimeter and launch a formal inquiry. Authorities detained Panchayat Pradhan Annapurna Biswas and brought her to the Chakdah police station for questioning regarding the presence of explosive materials on the grounds.
Local residents voiced immediate suspicions, telling reporters that explosives may have been stockpiled on the property ahead of elections. BJP MLA Bankim Ghosh arrived at the location to inspect the site and demanded that authorities conduct thorough searches across the neighborhood, warning that additional arms and gunpowder likely remain hidden.
I have information that there is an underground godown on the third floor. There are plenty of bombs and plenty of weapons in that godown. Bankim Ghosh, MLA, via TV9 Bangla
Unresolved Security Concerns and Community Impact
While investigators examine how the explosive device came to be buried near the tree line, local leaders have highlighted past explosions in the vicinity to argue that the risk extends beyond a single property. The detention of the panchayat head and the demands for wider sweeps leave the community waiting for official search results to determine the true extent of the hidden stockpile.
