Bomb blast at Trinamool Congress member Buro Hansda's house in Birbhum

SURI (WES BENGAL): A Trinamool Congress booth committee leader was injured and his wife killed in a bomb explosion at their house in West Bengal's Birbhum district in the wee hours today.

Birbhum Superintendent of Police Mukhesh Kumar said the incident occurred at Buro Hansda's (45) house at Bilati village around 3 AM.

Hansda's wife, Churki Hansda (37) died on the spot in the explosion while the Trinamool leader who sustained injuries, was rushed to Bolpur sub-divisional hospital. The SP said Hansda had complained to the police that some one had hurled a bomb at his residence in the early hours.