Seven Children Injured After Explosion in Bihar’s Bhagalpur; Probe Underway

Bhagalpur: In a tragic incident, seven children were injured, in an explosion near a garbage dump in Bihar 's Bhagalpur district on Tuesday, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, the incident took place in the Khilafat Nagar locality, under the jurisdiction of Habibpur police station, of the town and the children appeared to have inadvertently fiddled with an explosive substance.

"Seven children, three of them seriously, were injured in the incident. All of them have been admitted to the nearest government hospital," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bhagalpur, Anand Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

7 Children Injured In Explosion Near Garbage Dump

“The incident took place around noon and forensic experts as well as the dog squad have reached the spot to defuse any such explosives that may be lying at the garbage dump and also identify the nature of the explosion that took place. Investigators have collected crucial exhibits from the spot and will be sent for scientific examination,” SSP added.

The senior police official said that an SIT has been constituted in the matter. 

SIT To Look Into Causes

"Officials are trying to find out the nature of explosive material found from the spot…was it a country-made bomb, or some firecracker…and whatever...Evidence is being collected from the spot. Senior officials are there at the site," the SSP said.

Another police official said that injured children are giving different versions about the cause of the incident. 

“Injured children are giving two different versions…Some children told police that a bomb was planted there and it exploded when they were playing…other children told cops that a person came and threw a bomb-like object there, which exploded. All injured children are out of danger,” Pankaj Kumar, Station House Office of Habibpur police station said.