Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan had a narrow escape on Sunday when a landmine exploded within minutes of their convoy passing through Baroa near Salboni in Maoist-infested West Midnapore district, leaving six policemen injured.
A directional landmine blast took place at Baroa, 17 km from Salboni, from where the West Bengal CM, Paswan, state industry minister Nirupam Sen and industrialist Sajjan Jindal were returning after laying the foundation stone of Jindal Steel Works plant, police said.
The chief minister, the union minister and others were safe, inspector general of police (Western Range), Kuldeep Singh told
PTI. But six policemen were injured in the blast and the condition of one of them