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Two killed in blast at Demow in Assam

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GUWAHATI: Two persons were killed when suspected ULFA (I) militants triggered at blast inside a hardware store at Demow Chairi Ali in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar district in the run up to Panchayat election

The blast took place around 5.30 pm inside Hanuman Hardware on Nitai road in Demow Charilai. One person identified as Anup Gupta who was a customer, died on the spot while the owner of the store, Kamal Agarwal died on his way to Assam Medical College Hospital in Dibrugarh where he was declared brought dead.

Sivasagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pallav Gopal Jha and SP Subodh Sonowal and other top officials rushed to the spot and began investigation into the incident.

“Its too early to say how did the blast took place. Everything will be clear after the investigation,” Sonowal said. The blast took place at a time when operations were being carried out  by a team of police and CRPF against the ULFA (I) militants in the area.

Though local residents suspect involvement of ULFA (I) in the incident, police, however, were yet to confirm the banned outfit’s hand in the incident.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has strongly condemned the subversive act and directed DGP to take immediate steps to nab the miscreants involved in the blast.

 

 

 

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