Bhubaneswar, Feb. 4 -- A youth, prime accused in the bomb explosion previously reported in Azad Nagar under Airfield police limits in Bhubaneswar, died on Wednesday. The deceased youth has been identified as Shahnawaz Malik, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after sustaining critical injuries in the blast.

According to sources, a total of four people, including Shahnawaz Malik, had been injured in the explosion. Malik, who had suffered serious injuries, succumbed during treatment, while the condition of the other injured persons is stated to be critical now.

Worth mentioning, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had begun probing the blast that occurred on January 27 in Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar. Officials had q...