4 JMB terrorists sentenced to 7 years in Burdwan blast case

On October 2 2014, a power bomb blast took place in the first floor a rented house at the Khagragarh locality of Burdwan District of West Bengal. The IED had accidentally gone off at the time of its fabrication by the members of banned terrorist organisation viz; Jamat-ul-Mujaheedin of Bangladesh (JMB).

The rented house was occupied by the members of JMB, for nefarious activity of bomb making. 2 terrorists had succumbed to their injuries caused due to bomb blast while 1 was injured.

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The NIA probe revealed that the members of the JMB were part of a conspiracy to radicalise, recruit youth and provide them training in the use of arms and explosives.