In a broad daylight crime, five motorbike borne miscreants on Wednesday hurled four bombs at two places under the Marshaghai police station in the district.
In the incident, a motorbike rider sustained injuries and was rushed to the Marshaghai CHC for treatment. Two motorbikes were damaged, said Kendrapada SDPO Kedarnath Sahu.
In the first case, the miscreants hurled three bombs at a bike parked near the Biju Pattanik statue at Balikuda Ashram damaging the bike.
later, the miscreants, while returning towards Marshaghai on National Highway-5(A), hurled a bomb at Mangala Chowk. A 40-year-old betel shop owner Pradip Sahu of Karamakula village sustained injuries in the incident. A police team rushed to the spot but the miscreants managed to flee the spot, the SDPO said.
According to police sources, the miscreants were suspected to be the gang members of Babu Sahu and they wanted to terrorise the rival litu Das gang. The incident has triggered panic among the local residents.