Blast at Lucknow court, 2 lawyers injured

Two lawyers were injured after a bomb exploded in Lucknow court. The crude bomb was hurled towards the chamber of lawyer Sanjeev Lodhi.

Lucknow:Three people were injured in a blast at a Lucknow court on Thursday afternoon, a lawyer present at the spot said.

Sanjeev Lodhi, joint secretary of the Lucknow bar association, claimed he was the target.

The explosion took place in the Lucknow collectorate in Hazratganj, near the district magistrate's office and barely a kilometre from the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Scores of angry lawyers crowded the area following the incident.

Crude bomb was hurled towards the chamber of lawyer Sanjeev Lodhi who has blamed another lawyer Jitu Yadav for the incident.