Undetonated World War II Bomb Found In West Bengal Diffused: Chief Minister (Photo @MamataOfficial)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that an undetonated bomb from World War II was found in an open area of Bhulanpur village, Gopiballavpur in Jhargram district on Thursday.
Taking to the social media platform X, the Trinamool Congress leader informed that the state government machinery including the police and also air force immediately swung into action, and shifted the public from a nearby area to a safe and secure place. The bomb was then successfully diffused safely, the chief minister wrote, expressing her gratitude to those involved in the job.
“Yesterday it came to our notice that an undetonated bomb of World War II was found in an open field in village Bhulanpur, Gopiballavpur in Jhargram district. State government machinery including police and also airforce immediately swung into action. Public from nearby areas were shifted to safe & secure places. Thereafter it was safely and successfully diffused. I thank everyone involved for the good work done,” the TMC leader’s post reads.
Yesterday it came to our notice that an undetonated bomb of World War II was found in an open field in village Bhulanpur, Gopiballavpur in Jhargram district.
State government machinery including police and also airforce immediately swung into action. Public from nearby area… pic.twitter.com/Cva66ydlMQ
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 5, 2024
World War II has a connection with West Bengal, especially Kolkata. Although India was not directly involved in the Second World War, it was one of the pivotal centres of the Western allies of the British. The city served as an industrial centre, a port and a transit point for troops moving up to fight the Japanese in Malaya and then in Burma. becoming a strategic region during the war.
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The Japanese had dropped bombs on several parts of the region. As heritage sites, there are remains of the bombed areas in the city, with visitors coming to see the bombing sites.
