UP minister attacked at his home, injured in blast.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Nand Gopal Gupta "Nandi" was injured on Monday, while his personal security officer and a local media-person were seriously wounded in a bomb explosion inside his residence, police said.
The incident took place at around 11 am when 36-year-old Gupta, Minister for Institutional Finance, Stamp and Judicial Tax, was leaving his residence for a local temple, Deputy Inspector General Police Brij Bhushan told reporters.
The explosion was apparently caused by a bomb hidden inside a motorcycle parked near the minister's vehicle, he said.
While, condition of Gupta, admitted to a hospital, was stated to be out of danger, local journalist Vijay Pratap Singh and the minister's security officer were seriously injured in the blast, Bhushan said.
Inspector General of Police S K Singh, who visited the explosion site, said that the blast was "quite powerful" and had damaged a number of other vehicles and walls of buildings located in the congested street where Gupta's residence is located.
He said investigations were on to ascertain the motive behind the blast and if the bomb was a crude one or an explosive device triggered by a remote control.
The incident took place at around 11 am when 36-year-old Gupta, Minister for Institutional Finance, Stamp and Judicial Tax, was leaving his residence for a local temple, Deputy Inspector General Police Brij Bhushan told reporters.
The explosion was apparently caused by a bomb hidden inside a motorcycle parked near the minister's vehicle, he said.
While, condition of Gupta, admitted to a hospital, was stated to be out of danger, local journalist Vijay Pratap Singh and the minister's security officer were seriously injured in the blast, Bhushan said.
Inspector General of Police S K Singh, who visited the explosion site, said that the blast was "quite powerful" and had damaged a number of other vehicles and walls of buildings located in the congested street where Gupta's residence is located.
He said investigations were on to ascertain the motive behind the blast and if the bomb was a crude one or an explosive device triggered by a remote control.
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