Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Explosion Rocks Rejinagar Area Ahead of Assembly Bypoll
An explosion happened near a pond in Naopukuria, West Bengal.
The area is part of the Rejinagar assembly constituency.
The blast occurred several weeks before a scheduled bypoll on October 6.
Police found more bombs inside a container nearby.
Nobody was reported hurt.
Police think a brick may have fallen onto the container and caused the bombs to explode.
Some local people gave different explanations for what happened.
The investigation is still preliminary.
An explosion occurred Tuesday evening in Naopukuria, within West Bengal’s Rejinagar assembly constituency.
Police recovered additional bombs from a container near a water body in the area.
No casualties were reported after the blast.
Police said a preliminary investigation suggested a brick fell onto the container, triggering the explosion.
Some locals alleged unidentified people were making bombs nearby, while others blamed stored bombs and intense heat.
- Who
- West Bengal police and local residents are involved in the incident; unidentified people were alleged by some locals to have been nearby.
- What
- An explosion occurred, and police recovered bombs from a container.
- When
- Tuesday evening, weeks before the October 6 Rejinagar assembly bypoll.
- Where
- Naopukuria, under Beldanga police station in Murshidabad district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The cause has not been conclusively established; police said a brick may have fallen onto the container, while locals offered other explanations.
Police Preliminary Account
Local Residents’ Claims
Cause of the explosion
Police Preliminary Account
Police said a brick apparently fell onto the container from above, causing the stored bombs to explode.
Local Residents’ Claims
Some locals alleged unidentified people were making bombs near the pond, while others said stored bombs may have exploded because of intense heat.
What happened near the water body
Police Preliminary Account
Police sources said bombs had been stored inside a container near the water body.
Local Residents’ Claims
Residents reported hearing a loud blast and seeing smoke, but no people were found at the nearby water body when they rushed there.
- Location
- Naopukuria, under Beldanga police station, Murshidabad district, West Bengal
- Constituency
- Rejinagar assembly constituency
- Incident
- Explosion near a water body
- Recovered items
- Bombs found inside a container
- Reported casualties
- None
- Scheduled bypoll
- October 6
- Police’s preliminary explanation
- A brick apparently fell onto the container, causing the bombs to explode