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Bomb recovered at Rangia

By Bikash Das |

A bomb was recovered at Rangia market in the early hours today during a joint operation launched by Rangia Police and Red Horns Division Engineers Regiment. Acting on specific information security personnel recovered the bomb kept inside a hume pipe inside the market. The bomb is Improvised Explosive Device ane weight is approximately 8 kgs. No person has been arrested till now though the investigation is on. Senior police and civil administration officials have visited the spot.


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