One person has been arrested in connection with the Jalpaiguri bicycle bomb blast in which six people were killed, a senior police officer said on Sunday. Superintendent of Police Amit P Javalgi said one person Chandan Roy has been arrested in connection with the blast from Moynaguri area of Jalpaiguri district. The SP said some persons have also been detained in connection with the bicycle bomb blast and police was questioning them to find out their role in the blast.
“Investigations into the blast case are going on in the right direction and we are taking the help of all agencies to crack the case,” Javalgi said. Asked whether the Kamtapur liberation Organisation (KlO) was responsible for Thursday’s bicycle bomb blast, the SP refused to comment.
The SP along with District Magistrate Pritha Sarkar announced that prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC would be in force in some places of the district headquarters town of Jalpaiguri in view of procession of some political parties.