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CHITTOOR: Three persons were injured including one severely and several vehicles were destroyed when a bomb ripped off in the Chittoor court premises on Thursday.

The explosion took place when Chintu alias Chandra Sekhar, prime accused in the Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband Katari Mohan murder case was brought to the court to a hearing in connection with the double murder case.

Chintu, who was with the police at that time, escaped unhurt. The bomb is believed to have been detonated in the protocol vehicle in the court premises. The severely injured Balaji Naidu, a clerk of the court was shifted to Chittoor government hospital, where his condition was stated to be critical. According to reports he has lost one of his legs in the blast. Another bomb was found in a parked car and was defused by the bomb disposal squad.