Two killed, two injured in Assam grenade attack

Security forces led by senior officials rushed to the market and sealed the area. Police and other security forces have jointly launched a search operation to nab the culprits.

Police officials said that two motorcycle-borne men threw the grenade in front of a hardware shop at Tingrai market in Digboi. One person died on the spot while another succumbed to his injuries in hospital as three injured youths were taken to the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh. Security forces led by senior officials rushed to the market and sealed the area. Police and other security forces have jointly launched a search operation to nab the culprits. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who also holds the home portfolio, condemned the attack and asked Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta to apprehend those behind it.