Two live crude bombs found in Patna University hostel

Patna: Police recovered two live crude bombs from the premises of Patna University’s Iqbal Hostel following a tip-off about a possible clash triggered by a personal rivalry among student groups.A team of Pirbahore police station conducted a search at the hostel late Monday night, which continued till the wee hours of Tuesday. The two live bombs were found in a dilapidated building located behind Iqbal Hostel and an FIR was filed against unidentified persons.The police also carried out extensive searches at Iqbal, Jackson, Nadvi, Canvendish and Minto hostels, under the supervision of Town DSP-I Rajesh Ranjan, till 2am on Tuesday. However, no recoveries were made from the hostels.A bomb detection and disposal squad was called to the campus to safely defuse the bombs. Police said the bombs would be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for further examination.Town DSP-I said, “Following the recovery of bombs, efforts are underway to identify the miscreants involved in this criminal activity. A case has been registered against unidentified persons in this regard.”He said the search was conducted after information was received that a fight between two factions of students would take place on the PU campus and a group would use the bombs. “We have increased police patrolling and sent notices to the deans of the hostels to ask the wardens to keep a tab on the situation and ensure that no outsiders enter the campus,” he said.