12-Year-Old Boy Killed In Assam In Suspected Grenade Blast

The victim has been identified as 12-year-old Suraj Hajong.

A minor was killed in a blast at Kathakathini in Jagun area of upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday morning. The explosion is suspected to be a grenade blast, said police. The victim has been identified as 12-year-old Suraj Hajong. According to eyewitnesses, a grenade had been placed on the roadside and it went off when Suraj was passing by on a bicycle. "Right now, we cannot ascertain anything about the blast. But it is a suspected grenade blast. We have started the investigation," said Tinsukia SP Vaibhav Nimbalkar.