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Mumbai Crime Branch Arrests Two in Murshidabad Ashram Bomb Case

The case highlights swift inter-state police work during a continuing hunt for other suspects.

Overview

  • The Crime Intelligence Unit arrested Rocky Khan and Shahadat Sarkar at Borivali railway station on Sunday after tracking the pair from West Bengal on the Gitanjali Express.
  • A court granted a two-day transit remand, a short order that lets police move an accused across states, and West Bengal Police took custody for further questioning.
  • Police say three crude bombs were hurled into open ground outside an ashram around 10:45 pm on May 13, two exploded, no one was injured, and the blasts scared nearby residents.
  • The FIR, filed on May 15 by grocer Pashupathinath Saha, names Ali Hossain alias Laden and Hasan SK along with three unidentified men, and investigators say several accused remain at large.
  • Officers registered the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Explosive Substances Act, and local reports tie the unrest to tensions that rose after West Bengal’s election results.