Shillong Blast : 4 hurt as crude bomb hurled at Police Bazar shop
January 3, 2006
Shillong : Prevailing peace in downtown Shillong was shattered in the beginning of the New Year when a crude bomb exploded at a shop in Police Bazar injuring four persons on Tuesday night. An unidentified miscreant lobbed a crude explosive device at Babla's Shoppe, below Hotel Centre Point, at around 9 p.m., according to police.
The injured are identified as Babla Mordani (owner of the shop), Sankar Deb (manger of the shop) and two other employees -- Akil Ghosh and Prasanta Bora. Bora's condition is stated to be critical while the other three sustained minor injuries. All the four are undergoing treatment at Nazareth Hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, two young boys came in a motorbike and one of them hurled the crude bomb at the shop. The incident took place when the owner was trying to open the shutter from inside. Though the unhurt employees chased the miscreants, it was in vain.
"We heard a loud explosion and then saw some persons groaning and asking for help inside the shop," said some residents of he area.
The incident came as a shock to the police as well as to the business community of the city as there were peaceful celebrations on December 31and January 1 in the area. If the intention was to create terror, the criminals should have made such attempt on December 31 night when there was a massive gathering at Police Bazar, said a senior police officer.
Police are examining all aspects including "business rivalry and militants' involvement" behind the crime.
East Khasi Hills SP Mr Mawthoh said that this was an isolated case and urged the people not to panic. Meghalaya DGP Mr WR Marbaniang said that police were looking into all aspects to find out who were behind the crime and their motives. The splinters of the bomb were recovered from the site by the Meghalaya bomb disposal squad.
January 3, 2006
Shillong : Prevailing peace in downtown Shillong was shattered in the beginning of the New Year when a crude bomb exploded at a shop in Police Bazar injuring four persons on Tuesday night. An unidentified miscreant lobbed a crude explosive device at Babla's Shoppe, below Hotel Centre Point, at around 9 p.m., according to police.
The injured are identified as Babla Mordani (owner of the shop), Sankar Deb (manger of the shop) and two other employees -- Akil Ghosh and Prasanta Bora. Bora's condition is stated to be critical while the other three sustained minor injuries. All the four are undergoing treatment at Nazareth Hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, two young boys came in a motorbike and one of them hurled the crude bomb at the shop. The incident took place when the owner was trying to open the shutter from inside. Though the unhurt employees chased the miscreants, it was in vain.
"We heard a loud explosion and then saw some persons groaning and asking for help inside the shop," said some residents of he area.
The incident came as a shock to the police as well as to the business community of the city as there were peaceful celebrations on December 31and January 1 in the area. If the intention was to create terror, the criminals should have made such attempt on December 31 night when there was a massive gathering at Police Bazar, said a senior police officer.
Police are examining all aspects including "business rivalry and militants' involvement" behind the crime.
East Khasi Hills SP Mr Mawthoh said that this was an isolated case and urged the people not to panic. Meghalaya DGP Mr WR Marbaniang said that police were looking into all aspects to find out who were behind the crime and their motives. The splinters of the bomb were recovered from the site by the Meghalaya bomb disposal squad.
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