Seven children were injured in a bomb blast Tuesday morning in Khilafat Nagar, located within the Habibpur police station area of Bihar’s Bhagalpur district. The explosion occurred around 11:26 a.m. when a child, Muhammad Manna, picked up a ball-like object from a nearby garbage heap and threw it, mistaking it for a toy.
Senior police officers, including SSP Anand Kumar and City SP K Ramdas, visited the site and questioned locals.
“Seven children, three of them seriously, were injured in the incident. All of them have been admitted to the nearest government hospital,” he said.
Manna, along with his brother Golu and five other children, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Shaheen, Muhammad Chhoti, Muhammad Raja and Samar, were hurt in the blast. Manna and Golu sustained critical injuries, while the others suffered minor wounds from bomb fragments hitting their necks, stomachs and hands.
Initial findings suggest a bomb caused the explosion, and forensic teams have collected samples to determine the exact nature of the explosive. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the matter further.