B N College bomb blast: Main accused, another student held

Time of India

17-05-2025

Patna: Two youths, including the main accused in the bomb blast incident on
B N College
campus in Patna, which took the life of a student, were arrested from Gaya district on Saturday morning. The main accused was identified as Deepak Kumar from Sanda village in Gaya and a former student of the College of Commerce, Arts and Sciences, Patna.
Confirming the arrest, Patna Town DSP Diksha told this reporter that Deepak, who hurled the 'sutli' bomb on B N College campus on May 13 during the exams, was arrested from his native Sanda village on Saturday. "The other arrested accused, identified as Shubhankar, is a second-year BA English (Hons) student of B N College. He was arrested from Jehanabad district on Saturday morning," she said.
The DSP said the police are conducting raids to arrest the other four to five students accused in this case.
"We are also identifying the people who supplied the bomb or explosive items to the accused," Diksha said.
On May 13, a dispute broke out between two groups of students at B N College while the students were taking the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) exam. After a heated argument and fight, the accused Deepak allegedly hurled two bombs, which created chaos in the college. He was also seen in the viral video of the incident.
One bomb fell on the head of a student
Sujit Kumar Pandey
, a resident of Rohtas district. The incident occurred as soon as he came out of the exam hall. He suffered serious injuries and he died later during treatment. Sujit was a history student at BN College.
The police are also raiding the hostels of PU to arrest the other accused involved in the clash. In this sequence, two former students were arrested from B N College hostels on Friday evening.
They were identified as Chandan Kumar and Madhu, both residents of Jehanabad.
Patna: Two youths, including the main accused in the bomb blast incident on B N College campus in Patna, which took the life of a student, were arrested from Gaya district on Saturday morning. The main accused was identified as Deepak Kumar from Sanda village in Gaya and a former student of the College of Commerce, Arts and Sciences, Patna.
Confirming the arrest, Patna Town DSP Diksha told this reporter that Deepak, who hurled the 'sutli' bomb on B N College campus on May 13 during the exams, was arrested from his native Sanda village on Saturday.
"The other arrested accused, identified as Shubhankar, is a second-year BA English (Hons) student of B N College. He was arrested from Jehanabad district on Saturday morning," she said.
The DSP said the police are conducting raids to arrest the other four to five students accused in this case. "We are also identifying the people who supplied the bomb or explosive items to the accused," Diksha said.
On May 13, a dispute broke out between two groups of students at B N College while the students were taking the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) exam.
After a heated argument and fight, the accused Deepak allegedly hurled two bombs, which created chaos in the college. He was also seen in the viral video of the incident.
One bomb fell on the head of a student Sujit Kumar Pandey, a resident of Rohtas district. The incident occurred as soon as he came out of the exam hall. He suffered serious injuries and he died later during treatment. Sujit was a history student at BN College.
The police are also raiding the hostels of PU to arrest the other accused involved in the clash. In this sequence, two former students were arrested from B N College hostels on Friday evening. They were identified as Chandan Kumar and Madhu, both residents of Jehanabad.