A teenaged boy was killed and another injured this evening after a small bag they had picked up from the roadside exploded in Gajraura village under Pallia police station area here.
Police officials said that the Anti-Terrorist Squad team has been called to probe the cause and nature of explosion.
The boys had gone to cattle in the fields when the deceased Vimlesh found a small bag on a deserted stretch of the village road.
It was while he was carrying the bag that it exploded, killing him on the spot and Arun who was walking along was injured and rushed to a hospital, police said.
The area where the incident took place is close to Dudhwa national park and the India-Nepal border.
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