Aurangabad, Nov 22: A high alert has been sounded in the city in view of the violence in Parbhani where 35 people were injured when two persons on a motorcycle hurled bombs at a mosque yesterday. Three companies of rapid action force have been despatched from Mumbai for Aurangabad last night as a precautionary measure on the orders of city Police Commissioner Ramrao Wagh, police said.
Senior police officials were making rounds to review the situation here, police added.
Meanwhile, panic gripped the city early today after a box was spotted at the square opposite the court building on Adalat Road.
However, on examination by the bomb disposal squad, police found no explosive in the box.
Bureau Report