Boar hunting backfires, 7 injured as country-made bombs go off

Four people were preparing to leave for a hunt when the country-made bombs went off.

Hyderabad: Seven people, including two children, were injured when country-made bombs meant for hunting wild boars exploded in Kamareddy district of Telangana on Sunday, November 1, police said.

Four people were preparing to leave for a hunt when the country-made bombs went off, a police official told PTI.

The explosion left seven injured, including two children. “The injuries were not fatal,” he said.

Hunting wild boars and making such country-made bombs was illegal.

A case was registered under the Explosives Act.