One person was killed and two were injured in police firing in Kalaigaon in Assam’s Darrang district today while a couple of powerful bombs were recovered from the area, officials said.
Some unidentified persons vandalised several shops at Dollong Ghat area under Kalaigaon police station and locals gathered in front of the shops early this morning.
The people got agitated when police arrived late and an argument followed. When the police started leaving after completing investigations, the people chased them and started pelting stones.
The police subsequently opened fire to disperse the crowd and the bullets injured three persons seriously with one of them, identified as Pankaj Deka (17), succumbing to his injuries at the Mangaldoi Civil Hospital.
Meanwhile, two powerful bombs were recovered from a house near Kalaigaon College this morning, sources said.
The owner of the house, Bimala Boro, spotted the bombs kept near the verandah and immediately informed patrolling army personnel nearby.
The bombs were later defused, the sources said.
