And the Darwin Award goes to…
KOLKATA: It was packed with explosives and shrapnel, triggered to explode at the slightest pressure. Yet they dragged it around, toyed with it, tried to unscrew it, and then went at it with a hammer and chisel — all on camera as journalists milled round for the best shot.
No surprise then that the mine exploded, killing CID bomb disposal constables Utpal Bhakta and Basudeb Chakraborty and injuring 29 onlookers, including two senior police officers and seven journalists.