At least one person was killed and 20 others including a policeman were injured after suspected militants triggered a blast at Dudhnoi in Assam’s Goalpara district.
Police said that the explosion took place around 6.20 pm on Monday near the Dudhnoi police station injuring a policeman and 19 other civilians. Although all the injured were rushed to the hospital, the doctors declared one of the injured as brought dead. The police suspect the hands of anti-talk faction of Ulfa militants behind the blast.
It may be mentioned here that the Goalpara district that borders West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya have been ravaged by the activities of Garo Hills based militant outfit—Garo National liberation Army (GNlA).