Bihar: 1 injured after blast at Arrah dharamshala; 4 suspects at large

An explosion hits at Harkhen Kumar Jain Dharamshala in Bihar's Arrah injuring at least one person on Thursday. The police reached the spot and arrested the one injured person.

According to Avkash Kumar, Arrah SP said,''There were 5 people in the room, out of which one is injured and has been sent to hospital. Their purpose can only be identified after investigation. One aadhaar card & pistol have been recovered from room.''

According to police sources, five suspected terrorists reached at 5 am in a train from Kolkata.

Later they checked into Harkhein Kumar Dharamshala. As soon as these suspects got into their room in the dharamshala, there was a low intensity blast in their luggage.

According to a report in Hindi daily Amar Ujala said the police suspect the injured man was involved in the explosion. Four of the suspect's accomplices fled the spot soon after.

All five men had come to stay at the dharamshala and the explosive was in a bag that one of them had brought.

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