Overview
- Explosions were reported around 6:11–6:15 a.m. at the closed Yubashakti Club in Paikpara, North Kolkata, with no injuries confirmed.
- The blasts blew off the tin roof, which landed on a nearby multi-storey building, and a fire inside the structure was brought under control.
- Kolkata Police cordoned the area as the bomb squad and sniffer dogs searched the site and defused five to six crude bombs.
- Police say the cause is yet to be determined and they are probing whether the premises were used to store explosives ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
- Political reactions followed, with BJP leaders alleging TMC-linked stockpiling and TMC dismissing the charge, while residents sought CCTV coverage and stronger police presence.