Another bomb found in Gandhi Maidan, defused

PATNA: Two days after serial blasts at Gandhi Maidan during BJP's Hunkar rally, a bomb was today recovered from there and defused.

"A suspicious object was recovered which was found to be a bomb during scanning," Superintendent of Police (City) Jayant Kant told reporters.

The bomb has been defused and an operation to sanitise the Gandhi Maidan was on, he said.

On the intensity of the explosive, Kant said that nothing could be said about its intensity as yet.

The recovery of bomb assumes significance as CPI (M-L) Liberation is planning to organise its 'Khabardar Rally' at the Gandhi Maidan tomorrow.

On whether the district administration would allow the CPI(M-L) Liberation to go on with its scheduled rally in view of the detection of a bomb today, the SP said that it was too early to decide on the matter.

The sprawling maidan had hosted the BJP's Hunkar Rally two days ago which was rocked by serial blasts claiming six lives and injuring 82 others.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was the main speaker at the rally.