Five people were injured when a country-made bomb exploded in a residential area here on Saturday, triggering tension even as the case took a curious turn when four of the injured fled from the hospital, giving a slip to the police.
The crude bomb went off in a house in a residential colony in this temple town, causing damage to the room atop the building in which 5 people were injured including an employee of a well-known university. Police rushed to the spot and admitted three of the injured into a government hospital and the remaining two in a private hospital.
The trio undergoing treatment at the government hospital tricked the police and escaped under the guise of answering nature’s call and one of their associates did likewise from the private hospital, police said.
Published 03 May 2014, 20:51 IST