Target Civilians Start date January 23, 2015 Suspected perpetrator Sunil Pandey Location Arrah | Non-fatal injuries 7+ Location Arrah Attack type Suicide attack | |
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Deaths 3 (including the bomber) | ||
On 23 January 2015, there was a bomb attack at the civil court premises of Ara, Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
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Blast
There was a blast in the civil court premises around 11:35 am IST. A suspected woman might have carried out the suicide bombing as per initial findings. Two persons along with the woman were killed in the blast, one of them was a police constable. At least seven more people were injured in the attack. Taking advantage of the chaos following the blast, two criminals under trial who were brought to the court for a hearing fled the premises.
Investigation
Bihar Police searched the whole court premises. The police arrested Sunil Pandey the Janata Party United MLA in connection with the crime.
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Ara Civil Court bombing Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA