Panic spread across Paikpara in North Kolkata early Saturday morning after multiple blasts ripped through the abandoned tin-roofed Yubashakti Club building. Kolkata Police sources said five crude bombs were found in the abandoned clubroom, and added that they are investigating whether the deserted club was being used to stockpile bombs ahead of the elections in Bengal. The Kolkata Police’s bomb squad team and sniffer dogs have been deployed in the blast zone. Speaking to The Indian Express, former state BJP chief Rahul Sinha said, “It is the TMC’s culture to stockpile bombs before an election… these bombs set off. Some clubs are given the money so that their members can spend the money on booze and also stockpile bombs to terrorise people during elections.

Source: Indian Express March 07, 2026 07:39 UTC