Kalyani blast: Owner of illegal firecracker unit in cop custody

The state government has sought a report from the North 24-Parganas district administration on the blast

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

The owner of the illegal firecracker manufacturing unit at Kalyani's Rathtala area, Sadhan Biswas alias Khokon, has been remanded in police custody for seven days following his arrest. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court issued the remand order today after Kalyani Police apprehended Biswas from his hideout on Wednesday.

The state government has sought a report from the North 24-Parganas district administration on the blast at a fireworks factory at Kalyani on Friday.

The arrest comes in the wake of a massive explosion at his unauthorised firecracker unit, situated in a densely populated area. Authorities have charged Biswas under sections of BNS 105, BNS 288, 9B of the Indian Explosives Act, and Sections 24 and 26 of the West Bengal Fire Services Act.