TAMLUK, April 4: Tension prevailed in Nandigram, after bombs, firearms and two bags of white powder were found today in an abandoned room of a temple in Subdee in Nandigram-II block.


The discovery follows comments from the CPI-M candidate from Tamluk LS constituency, Mr Laxman Seth, suggesting that polls in the area will be violent. Trinamul leader, Mr Abu Taher, said: “The room in which the firearms were found had been closed for a long period. A CPI-M supporter, Mr Bhanu Charan Mondol, was in-charge of this room. Today, local residents broke open the room for renovation work and found these.” Mr Pallav Kanti Ghosh, SP, said: “All the items found inside the temple’s room are old. We are probing into the incident.”