A miscreant died as a bomb carried by him exploded while he was trying to escape after looting a trader in the Bhanjanagar area of Ganjam district on Monday.
Sources said that three armed looters intercepted the trader and snatched Rs 1.20 lakh from him at Kanteipali Chhak here. While they were fleeing the spot by motorcycles, police getting information chased them and tried to intercept them at Gochhapali.
But the motorcycle of one of the looters skidded off the road while he was attempting to hurl a bomb at the cops, as a result of which he fell down from the bike and the bomb he was carrying exploded, killing him on the spot.
The deceased was identified as Charan Nayak. Police recovered the body and started investigation into the incident. Efforts were on to nab two other looters who managed to flee into a forest as per the last reports.