Two days after a minor girl died of a bomb explosion in Kaliganj, a forensic team is examining the place where the incident happened. The team is currently collecting samples from the spot as the victim’s family continues to assert that it was a targeted attack by a TMC.

The teenager had succumbed to her injuries, with the post-mortem report prima facie confirming death due to a bomb explosion. The couple is demanding a CBI investigation, and has vowed to “pursue every possible course of action” against those responsible.

An FIR has been registered against 24 individuals in connection with the incident, and as of Tuesday, five accused have been arrested — all identified as TMC workers, police said.

“The initial reaction of the police was okay. But it won’t last long. Once protests die down, everything will go back to what it was,” said the victim’s mother, inconsolable. “Our daughter would not have been killed if the police hadn’t remained indifferent and acted on time. We had been facing repeated threats and attacks from the Trinamool for being CPIM supporters,” she alleged.

TMC MP of Birbhum Satabdi Roy said, “This is a very sad incident. It has overshadowed the joy of winning.” Comparing the matter to a death in a stampede during the celebration of Bengaluru’s IPL victory, she said, “It’s like Bengaluru… The place of happiness has turned into sadness.”

The incident in Kaliganj occurred on Monday, the day of the results declared for the Kaliganj assembly by-poll, which the ruling TMC won by a significant margin. The victim’s family alleges that the bomb was hurled from a TMC victory procession, “deliberately targeting” their house due to their political affiliation.