Two cocktails hurled in front of Adarsha School and College in Tejgaon, one explodes, pedestrian Akhtar Hossain injured

A cocktail exploded in front of Adarsha School and College in the capital's Tejgaon industrial area at around 10:46 p.m. on Sunday. A pedestrian named Akhtar Hossain was injured in the incident.

Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mahbubur Rahman confirmed the incident.

The OC said miscreants hurled two cocktails at around quarter to eleven at night. One of them exploded while the other did not. One pedestrian was slightly injured in the incident, he said.

Asked how the perpetrators arrived and carried out the attack, the OC said it cannot yet be said whether they came by motorcycle, rickshaw or private car. A police team is working on the matter, he said.

A police source said police went to the scene after receiving the news. The police crime scene unit then arrived and collected evidence from the spot.