A major incident took place in Bihar’s Begusarai during a probe into the Darbhanga gold heist, when a bomb exploded during a search operation in Vrindavan village under the Naokothi police station area, triggering panic.
The incident is linked to a Rs 2 crore robbery at a jewellery shop in Darbhanga on April 3. An STF team, along with Naokothi police, had reached Vrindavan village for a search operation when the explosion occurred.
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Earlier, the police had arrested Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjeev Singh, residents of Vrindavan village from Noida, two days ago, in connection with the jewellery robbery. Acting on his information, the STF and local police conducted the raid in the village.
According to reports, a joint operation (search operation) was carried out in Narayanpur by the Special Task Force (STF), local police along with dog squad, to search for items suspected of being linked to the Darbhanga robbery. An explosion occurred during the excavation at a suspected location, which caused great shock and disorder in the area.
The explosion occurred during the digging process of the suspected area, causing a massive shock to propagate throughout the entire area and resulting in chaos on-site. As soon as the explosion occurred, teams were dispatched to the scene in order to assist the victims of the explosion.
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It has been reported that the explosion took place in proximity to one of the residences of locals, where a device was believed to have been both buried and exploded underground.
The explosion resulted in injuries to five members of the police, including members of the Special Task Force. Two of the injured members have been transported to Sadar Hospital for medical treatment, while the remaining were treated at the scene of the explosion and are presently awaiting treatment at an area hospital.
The injured cops include ASI Vipin Kumar Ojha, Gudiya Kumari, and STF personnel, Mrityunjay Kumar, among others.
As a response to the explosion, local law enforcement agencies have increased security within the surrounding area and have deployed additional officers to assist in the search for individuals responsible for the explosion.