Kolkata, Feb 18 (TIWN) West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain was seriously injured after unidentified assailants hurled bombs at him at a railway station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night, police said.

According to sources, the incident occurred around 9.45 pm. Hossain, the minister of state for labour, was waiting on Platform No. 2 to catch a train to Kolkata when he was attacked.  Hospital sources said Hossain suffered serious injuries in his hands and legs. All the injured were taken to the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital.