Blast near BJP office in Assam;s Golpara; 2 dead, 20 injured
India Today | 4th Apr, 2016 08:24 PM
An IED blast near a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Assam's Goalpara district today left two dead and over twenty injured.
According to initial reports, the blast took place at around 7.30 pm near a BJP temporary election office barely 50 metres away from the Dudnoi Police Station. It isn't clear yet who was behind the attack.
"Explosive was inside a dust bin. Injured are being taken to the government hospital in the area," Assam ADGP told ANI.
The explosion caused panic in the area which was cordoned off by the police.
It was yet to be ascertained who set off the blast which also damaged two shops, police said.
Congress vice- president Rahul Gandhi was in Goalpara today addressing an election rally.
Polling was held in 65 of the 126 Assembly constituencies today. Goalpara goes to polls on April 11.