Panaji: Two persons stated to be members of a right wing Hindu group linked to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh were critically injured on Friday night when an explosive kept in a scooter went off on a busy street in the heart of Margao town, 30 kms from Panaji.
Police said the blast, triggered at around 2130 hours IST, also gutted three vehicles.
The scooter, which contained the explosive, was parked behind Grace Church located in the heart of the town.
The two injured were identified as Melgunda Patil and Yogesh Naik of Sanathan Sangsthan, a right wing Hindu outfit linked to Pragya Singh, police sources said.
A red alert was declared across Goa after the incident, Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande said.
Margao town, the south Goa district headquarters, is the assembly constituency of Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat.
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