Bomb blast in Lucknow: Nobody heard the explosion, say police

Large number of policemen and a bomb disposal squad were rushed to the site

Lucknow: Sanjeev Lodhi (R with raised finger), joint secretary of the Lucknow bar association, along with other lawyers stage a protest after a crude-bomb exploded in the premises of a court, in Lucknow, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (PTI Photo/ Nand Kumar)(PTI2_13_2020_000078B)

A crude bomb reportedly went off in a Lucknow court compound on Thursday, which police said was triggered by rivalry between two groups. Two live bombs were recovered, police said. But they added that nobody appeared to have seen or heard the blast, which a lawyer claimed took place outside his chambers.

Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, “The U.P. government should now clearly state that it lied to the public for three years. Actually the state is dominated by criminals.”

“In the capital, lawyers are being attacked with bombs in the court. From the capital to remote regions, nobody is safe," she tweeted in Hindi. Last month, lawyers struck work across Uttar Pradesh protesting against the recent attacks on them.

उप्र सरकार को अब साफ-साफ कह देना चाहिए कि उसने तीन साल तक जनता से झूठ बोला। असल में प्रदेश में अपराधियों का बोलबाला है।

राजधानी में कचहरी में वकीलों पर बम से हमले हो रहे हैं। राजधानी से लेकर सुदूर क्षेत्र तक कोई सुरक्षित नहीं है। क्या व्यवस्था है ये?https://t.co/jjKGEXw5tg

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 13, 2020