Bengal minister Zakir Hossain injured in bomb attack, rushed to Kolkata hospital
Crude bombs were hurled at him at a railway station in Murshidabad district.
In a shocking incident on Wednesday, West Bengal minister Zakir Hossain was severely injured in an attack with crude bombs in Murshidabad district. The Trinamool Congress leader was taken to Kolkata early on Thursday to be admitted to the state-run SSKM hospital’s trauma care centre. He was taken to Kolkata by road, and his condition was stated to be stable.
Hossain has multiple injuries on his left side, said AK Bera, medical superintendent and vice-principal of Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital.
Unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at Hossain, the junior labour minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, outside Nimtita railway station in Murshidabad district at around 9.45 PM on Wednesday. Altogether 17 persons, including Hossain, were injured in the attack.
The injured were taken to a state-run hospital at Jangipur, and some of them were then referred to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital. Among them, some were then further referred to the Kolkata hospital as their condition deteriorated.
No one has been arrested in connection with the incident so far, though some people have been detained for questioning.
Routes of a train soon had to be changed soon after the incident. Later services were normalised. A huge police contingent was rushed to the spot.
Hossain, who was earlier in the Congress joined the Trinamool Congress and won the Jangipur Assembly seat in 2016.
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