Overview
- A concealed improvised bomb exploded in an orchard in Vrindavan village, Begusarai, as a joint STF and district police team searched a site tied to bank and jewellery robbery cases after an accused's arrest.
- Five officers were hurt, including Assistant Sub-Inspector Vipin Kumar Ojha, trainee Sub-Inspector Gudiya Kumari, and three members of the Special Task Force.
- Doctors treated the injured for minor burns and splinter wounds at Sadar Hospital, and all five were discharged.
- Officers said the device went off when the team began digging at a spot identified during the investigation into the robbery network.
- Investigators are assessing whether the bomb was set to target police or wipe out evidence, and searches continue in the village after earlier recoveries of about 8.5 kg of silver and 150 g of gold.