West Bengal's Malda district name has now been disturbingly linked with Bhopal — through incidents of carbide gun explosions that have left several children and young men on the brink of blindness. According to reports, eight youths and teenagers from Malda district have sustained severe eye injuries caused by these explosions, sparking concern among local ophthalmologists.
Carbide gun blasts leave Malda shocked
Dr. Saugata Poddar, a renowned eye specialist in Malda, is currently treating two of the victims. Another well-known ophthalmologist, Dr. Debdas Mukherjee, said that on Friday, a 13-year-old boy named Akash Biswas from a remote village in Gazole visited his clinic. When asked how he got injured, Akash said another youth, Kishore Biswas, aged 20 from Habibpur, had suffered similar

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