Baripada, Oct. 19 -- Preparing bombs to poach a wild boar proved costlier as one person was killed and two others sustained critical injuries in an explosion at Jatiasola village under Jharpokharia police limits in Mayurbhanj district.

The deceased has been identified as Das Tudu and the injured persons were Bhaka Saren and Jagar Murmu.

The explosion took place while the trio were making bombs to kill a wild boar.

According to reports, Tudu along with his associates was making bombs at backyard of Saren's house with a purpose for poaching a wild boar.

During making process, suddenly a bomb exploded leaving the trio critically injured, said Saren, one of the victims.

After hearing explosion sound, the villagers and the relatives of th...