Subhechcha Ganguly 
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, handed the investigation over to the CID hours after the explosion and threatened harsh punishment for those responsible.According to sources, the West Bengal police on Thursday tracked the primary suspect in the illegal firecracker factory blast in East Midnapore, Krishnapada Bag, to a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, and detained both his son and nephew.The bag was located. He was hurt in the explosion, and is now receiving medical attention in a hospital in Cuttack. You cannot move him. We are asking the Odisha police to keep an eye out, the official said.Bag alias Bhanu, according to the police, is the proprietor of the firecracker factory where an explosion on Tuesday left at least nine persons dead and seven more injured.
Bag was also present at the time of the incident, and he suffered burn wounds, according to the sources with knowledge of the situation. After the Tuesday bombing, he had fled to Odisha.Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, handed the inquiry over to the CID hours after the explosion and vowed to take harsh action against those responsible.Villagers, including those who lost family members in the incident, claim that homemade bombs disguised as fireworks were manufactured at the facility.
Bag allegedly possessed influence in the region because he was connected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which was in power, according to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
