A high-intensity explosion occurred in a madrasa (seminary) in Bihar’s Banka District on June 8, morning, killing an imam (religious teacher), Mohammad Abdul Sattar Mobin, and damaging other houses in the locality, reports Hindustan Times. According to Superintendent of Police (Banka) Arvind Kumar Gupta, the blast took place around 8am at the complex situated in Navtolia locality, pulling down a major portion of the seminary. “The compound’s front portion comprises the madrasa. It was locked from outside. There is a pathway inside which leads to the mosque, the gates of which were found open. The explosion has caused extensive damage to the seminary building,” Gupta told. A preliminary probe suggested the presence of gunpowder or explosives at the site of the explosion, said Shresthan Kumar, Assistant Director of the Forensic Sciences Laboratory at Bhagalpur. Mobin’s body was recovered just outside Navtolia locality. Preliminary investigations revealed that the injured imam died on the way to the hospital, following which his aides abandoned the body in the car and fled, said Police.