SAMBALPUR, March 28 -- Three platoons of CRPF personnel were deployed and senior police officials rushed to the spot after tension flared up in Sambalpur on Tuesday evening after miscreants hurled a bomb near Peerbaba Chhak.

A riot control vehicle was also stationed at the place. The Sambalpur SP and the IGP (Northern Range) reached the spot to take stock of the situation.

Sambalpur SP Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo said, "We received information that an explosion took place near a bike. The injured are out of danger. An investigation is underway. The situation is under control. Those involved in the incident will be tracked. We are checking the CCTV footage in the area. We have deployed three platoons of CRPF."

Sambalpur Collector Akshay Sunil Agr...