Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister Nand Gopal Gupta alias Nandi, who was critically injured in a bomb blast in Allahabad, is "conscious and out of danger", doctors said here on Tuesday.
Nandi, the minister for finance (stamps and registrations), was flown in a state plane from the Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in Allahabad to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, about 200 km away, later on Monday.
Nandi was operated for his injuries at SGPGIMS later that day. He had suffered injuries in his abdomen, neck and one of his hands, said a doctor treating him here.
"He (Nandi) is completely out of danger now. The minister is conscious and has been kept in isolation," said SGPGIMS Medical Superintendent A.K. Bhatt.
"No one is being allowed to meet the minister as there is a risk of infection to the patient," Bhatt said.
A 45-year-old man was killed and five, including Nandi, were critically injured in the bomb blast, which took place on Monday afternoon near the minister’s house in Mutthiiganj locality of Allahabad.
Police constable Sanjay, Nandi's security personnel Pritam, sweeper Shyam Babu and journalist Vijay Pratap Singh also suffered serious wounds in this incident.
"They are still undergoing treatment at a local hospital," said Allahabad District Magistrate Sanjay Prasad.
Inspector Ashok Kumar Nigam said, "We have registered an FIR in connection with the explosion. We have also taken cognizance of the death of Rakesh Malaviya, whose family members have alleged that he was killed in the blast",
He said, "Till last night the body was lying unclaimed in the hospital. When family members brought their complaint to our notice we investigated and confirmed that Malaviya was killed in the blast".
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