Pingla blast injured testifies before judge, OC suspended

May 10, 2015 00:21

One of the four injured in the Pingla firecracker unit blast, which claimed 12 lives, testified before a judicial magistrate today even as the officer-in-charge of the police station was put under suspension for alleged inaction.

The injured, Sk Mustaq, was taken to the court of Third Judicial Magistrate Md Moidul from Medinipur Medical College and Hospital and testified before the judge. He was then taken back to hospital and then discharged as his condition was stated to be medically fit by attending doctors, a top district police officer said.

The other three injured were still under treatment, the officer said. Meanwhile, officer-in-charge of the police station Pankaj Mistri has been suspended for alleged delay in action after news of the fire broke out and not allegedly acting upon the complaints by villagers about the illegal fireworks unit in

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