Overview

• Two parked scooters exploded seconds apart around 7:15–7:30 pm in Mishri Bazaar near Markaz mosque, injuring six and damaging nearby shops.
• Bomb squad and forensic teams collected samples, and investigators say residue is consistent with firecracker material, likely originating in a scooter’s side box.
• Police have identified the scooters and are questioning riders and owners, with CCTV from the area under review by intelligence units.
• The Uttar Pradesh ATS is assisting local police, with officials keeping accidental, illicit firecracker storage, and deliberate or terror angles under examination.
• The injured, including a woman with severe burns, were taken to Ursula Hospital, with several transferred to Lucknow for higher care at KGMU.