Man killed, brother injured as bomb goes off

One man killed, another injured as a country-made bomb they were carrying on a bike went off.

Hyderabad: A 23-year-old man died and his brother was injured on Monday when a country-made bomb they were carrying on a bike exploded in Utnoor village of Adilabad district of Telangana, police said. Mani Rao died on the spot, while his sibling Shani Rao, both from Maharashtra, was injured. He has been hospitalised.

Police said the bomb went off when the bike skidded and they suspected that it was meant to kill wild boars to prevent them from damaging agricultural crops. An inquiry was on to ascertain how the duo got hold of the bombs, police said.