Crude bombs rain in Bengal's Murshidabad after TMC leader's death

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Some workers allegedly belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) hurled bombs at the residence of a gram panchayat leader in Papaddah village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal..

The incident came in response to the murder of a relative of a TMC gram panchayat leader...

Since Sunday (May 28) evening, two groups have hurled crude bombs at each other..

Earlier, an explosion in a illegal firecracker factory in Egra in East Midnapore district killed 11 people on May 16..

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is investigating the case and the West Bengal government announced a compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh for the kin of the deceased...

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