**Cuttack:** An old man was killed and his minor grandson was critically injured in a cracker explosion at Boilo village under Kishannagar Police Station of Cuttack district today.
As per sources, 55-year-old Rabindra Samal of the village was making crackers in his house with his seven-year-old grandson Sandip Samal playing beside him when the explosion occurred.
Both of them were rushed to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack where Rabindra was declared brought dead. Sandip is presently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
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