India, Oct. 12 -- Utkal University authorities have dismissed reports of a bomb attack on the campus as rumours, while stepping up security measures to ensure the safety of students amid heightened tension ahead of the student union elections.Book Local Tours

The university has been placed on high alert following reports that three crude bombs were allegedly hurled near Gopabandhu Hostel around 11.30 pm on Sunday. No injuries were reported in the incident, which triggered panic among hostel inmates and led to protests by students near the university's main gate.

Jagneshwar Dandapat, election officer of Utkal University, said the reported bomb incident was entirely a rumour. He said the university authorities were taking all necessary s...