Allahabad, July 12: In a shocking incident, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Institutional Finance Nand Gopal Gupta “Nandi” was on Monday critically injured in a blast outside his residence in Allahabad.
As per preliminary reports, the incident happened near Nandi’s residence in Muthi Ganj locality of the city when the minister along with his security personal came out of his residence and was about to get into his official car when a bomb, planted on motorbike parked near the car, went off injuring the minister and four others.
Some other reports claim that the attackers came on a motorbike and hurled country made bombs and fired at the minister.
Although there is no official confirmation but media reports claimed that the minister is critically injured.
He and the others inured have been rushed to Jeevan Jyoti hospital.
More details are awaited.
-PTI