Guwahati Blasts


Sketch of Assam blast accused released


Guwahati, Jan 2: The sketch of an ULFA militant, said to be the prime accused in Thursday’s serial blasts in Guwahati was released on Friday by the Assam A sketch of the prime accused in Thursday’s serial blasts in Guwahati.

The sketch is of 20-year-old Pranjol Deka alias Biju Sarania alias Bhambal of the ULFA's 709 battalion, the prime accused, police spokesperson Jyashree Khersa said.

Deka was the mastermind who carried out the three blasts with the help of two associates, she said.

Deka was a resident of Duarkuchi village in Assam's Baksa district.

The police have launched a massive manhunt to nab him and his two associates, she said.

Five persons were killed and over 50 injured in the blasts.

Source: Press Trust of India (PTI)

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Assam serial blasts toll rises to six

Guwahati, Jan 2: The death toll in the serial blasts in Assam has risen to 6 with one person succumbing to his injuries overnight, officials said on Friday.

"The death toll so far is six, with one of the injured succumbing to his injuries at a hospital," Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam government spokesperson and health minister, said.

Three bombs rocked Assam's main city of Guwahati on Thursday - two of the explosions went off in crowded marketplaces, while the third blast was beside a roadside garbage bin.

Five people died on the spot, while 51 more were wounded in the serial bombings.

"The condition of at least four of the injured was stated to be critical," the minister said.

Police and authorities blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the attacks although the rebel group has not owned responsibility for the blasts.

"The ULFA is behind the explosions and intended to creating panic on new year's day," Assam police chief GM Srivastava said.

Home minister P Chidambaram, who arrived here soon after the blasts on a pre-scheduled visit, met the injured at the Guwahati medical college hospital on Friday.

Chidambaram is scheduled to hold a meeting of the Unified Command in Guwahati, to be attended by chief minister Tarun Gogoi, top police officials, besides army and paramilitary commanders, to review the security situation in the state.

Thursday's bombings comes after a wave of explosions Oct 30, when 90 people were killed and 300 injured in nine blasts in towns and cities across Assam, including three in Guwahati.

Source: Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)

Chidambaram visits injured in serial blasts

Guwahati, Jan 2: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today visited the victims of the serial blasts in a hospital here and would chair a meeting of the unified command in the wake of the explosions, suspected to have been carried out by the banned ULFA killing five people.

"I will be reviewing the law and order situation with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and chair a unified command meeting here today", Chidambaram said after inaugurating the 11,111th branch of the State Bank of India at Sonapur in Kamrup district.

Chidambaram, accompanied by Gogoi and his senior cabinet colleagues, visited the Gauhati Medical College Hospital to meet the injured in the serial blasts in the city yesterday, which left 50 wounded besides five dead.

He spent about 30 minutes in the hospital and directed the doctors to give the best possible medical care to the injured.

Addressing the SBI function, Chidambaram said that the government was determined to overcome all obstacles to bring in development in Assam.

"The Central and Assam Governments have given a clear message that whatever the obstacles and the threats, we are determined to bring in development in the state", he said.

"The mantra of the UPA government at the Centre and the Congress Government in Assam is development. The chief minister should devote all his energy for overall development of the state", the minister said.

"I am hopeful that Assam, with the immense development taking place here, will be able to overcome the difficult times", he added.

Source: Press Trust of India (PTI)

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