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Blast at Maligaon: 2 dead

Two persons died and a few others have been injured when a powerful blast rocked the city again on Friday evening. According to information, the incident took place at Maligaon near the railway gate and it was planted at bicycle in between two cars. The deceased have yet to be identified. Police have rushed to the spot.

Police say it a handiwork of ULFA who have been unleashing a reign of terror in the city right from the new year's day. One of the deceased has been identified as Dhiren Kakoti.

One of the five injured people has been rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital while others have been admitted to the Maligaon Railway Hospital. The three injured have been identified as Rajiv Sarma, Ainu Khatun and Manju prasad.

The explosion took a day after the death of new year's day mastermind Pranjal Deka.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has condemned the bast and termed it as most heinous crime.

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pranab's picture

This is becoming one daily activity here in assam.Will it ever stop?
Bikash's picture

Sorrowfully its again the dirty Assam politics when Prafulla Mahanta enjoyed ?Army cover in Z category, he did passed order to Army not to enter GHY for any operations.Its called out of bounds for Army.Since then it become a heaven for all type of militants to chors.....Swarga..!It was to hapen and will go on.Let GHY go to Army and see none keeps any chief guests to blast bombs like how Crabs kill their mother to live on!!!
dove's picture

its all the people in the politics, and all are involve, till there is a radiacal change it will happen, joi aai asom ....
Arindam Garg's picture

Ask Mr. Tarun Gogoi, what the hell he is doing for the innocent people in Assam.Are we human beings for him or just cockroaches just getting killed for some stupid politics.....
Vijay Kumar Sharma's picture

Who will be the next victim in such blast? Now a day,is our life secure? So,When such thing will stop & Who will take responsibility of such victim people in blast?

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