Bhubaneswar, Sep 1: A bomb fitted with a timer was found near the camp office of Talcher MLA Braja Kishore Pradhan (BJD) at Bharatpur in Odisha’s Angul district on Friday, police said.
Police rushed to the spot on receiving information, cordoned off the area and called in the bomb disposal squad, Talcher police said.
“The bomb disposal squad defused the bomb on the instruction of the Angul superintendent of police. The bomb was fitted with a timer mechanism. We will send it to the laboratory for further examination and to know whether any explosive materials are inside the bomb,” police said.
The police are scanning the area currently. (PTI)
