Bihar: Woman injured as bomb she was carrying goes off at court

Chapra: A woman was seriously injured after the bomb she was carrying with her, went off accidentally at civil court premises in Bihar's Saran district today, police said.

Khushbu Kumari had allegedly come with a bomb in the court premises with an intention to target a complainant in a case but it went off accidentally, injuring her seriously, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kumar Raj told PTI.

The lady has been rushed to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), the SP said, adding that two other women including a minor girl also suffered injuries in the incident.

Khushbu Kumari, who is accused in two other cases and is currently out on bail, had come to the court premises with an intention to target Shashi Bhushan and some other witnesses of a case, the SP said

Shashi Bhushan is a complainant in the murder case of three persons that occurred at ex MP late Umashankar Singh's Chapra residence in 2011.