Explosion at Lucknow court injures two lawyers, three more live bombs detected

A crude bomb was hurled in the premises of Lucknow court Thursday, injuring two lawyers, according to news agency ANI.

The bomb was hurled towards the chamber of lawyer Sanjeev Lodhi who has blamed another lawyer Jitu Yadav for the incident. Three more live bombs have been detected and the police are scanning the area.

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The explosion took place at the Lucknow collectorate in Hazratganj, near the district magistrate’s office and barely a kilometer from the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, news agency PTI reported.