Hyderabad: Suspicious blast on footpath; man tries to open box, loses hands

Sep 8, 2019, 2:22 PM IST

Hyderabad: A suspicious blast occurred near pillar number 279 of the PV Narasimha Rao Flyover in Hyderabad today (September 8), when a person tried to open a box. There is no information available on who left the box there. But the intensity of the blast was such that the 40-year-old person who opened the box lost both his hands. Cops rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Osmania General Hospital. Police said that the box contained some chemicals and more information is being collected. The bomb disposal squad, dog squad are also at the spot. A case in this regard has been filed at Rajendranagar police station.