Cuttack: Unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at Kasarada police outpost under Niali police limits in the district last evening.
According to reports, they also fired two rounds in the air. However, no one was hurt in the incident.
Meanwhile, the police have seized two unexploded bombs and as many cartridges outside the police post.
The attack is believed to have been made in the wake of the recent arrest of a few people in connection with sand smuggling. The sand smugglers are believed to have resorted to such tactics to terrorize the local police.
Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation into the matter but no one has been arrested as yet.