E-rickshaw blast kills driver in Malda

Malda, West Bengal: A 26year-old e-rickshaw driver was killed after his moving vehicle exploded in West Bengal’s Malda district, prompting the NIA and the CID to enquire about the incident, police said on Thursday. The explosion took place in English Bazar area on Wednesday evening when the battery-operated rickshaw was plying on the Ghorapir-Krishnapally road, they said. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Illius. His body was ripped into pieces and the vehicle was severely damaged, the police said. A forensic team of the state's criminal investigation department is expected to visit here on Thursday to investigate the incident. — PTI