Second Blast At Ibrahimpatnam Wreaks Panic, 3 Injured

Hyderabad: Three persons including a woman were injured in another minor explosion at Ambedkar crossroads near Ibrahimpatnam on the city outskirts on Sunday. This was the second explosion in less than 24 hours.

The incident took place at a busy road-side fruit market at around 2:30pm. The explosion occurred near the pushcart of fruit vendor Nagamani. Along with Nagamani, a customer Yadaiah suffered minor injuries. And another person, Kalidas, who stood beside the pushcart too suffered injuries.

Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat

It does not appear like an act of terror but we are checking with locals to see if any suspicious activity took place recently at the crime scene

Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat said, “We are yet to find out how it happened and experts of FSL and Intelligence Security Wing are collecting samples from the scene."

“It does not appear like an act of terror but we are checking with locals to see if any suspicious activity took place recently at the crime scene," he added.

It may be recalled that on Saturday a person Naga Shetty was injured in the same area when kerosene stored in a box kept near a pushcart eatery exploded.