India: Bengaluru advocate injured after stepping on crude bomb outside farmhouse


A Bengaluru-based 53-year-old advocate is undergoing treatment in a private hospital after he sustained severe injuries in a crude bomb blast. The advocate has been identified as NC Mohan, who practices at the high court.

The incident happened just outside Mohan’s farmhouse at Sundagatta in Bengaluru South district. Mohan victim had gone to his farmhouse on Thursday night.

At around 6am on Friday, Mohan stepped on the crude bomb that was kept outside the gate. He was immediately rushed to the hospital. The jurisdictional Kodihalli police, who visited the spot, suspect that the crude bomb must have been kept to hunt wild boar and other animals. The police are also checking if there was a murder attempt on Mohan.

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Source: The  New Indian Express


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