SHILLONG, 10 Mar: One person was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in the Punjabi Lane area here, police said on Sunday.
The blast took place at around 10:30 pm on Saturday, they said.
“There was a blast near the syndicate bus stand, Punjabi Lane, at around 10:30 pm. The blast was inside a small abandoned tin structure,” East Khasi Hills SP Rituraj Ravi told PTI.
He said that the damage was initially confined only to the tin structure and a few window panes nearby. Further reports on the damages are awaited.
Preliminary investigation suggested that the blast was caused by an IED. Further investigation is under progress, the SP said.
Punjabi Lane resident and Harijan Panchayat Committee secretary Gurjit Singh said that the blast was deafening and it shook the buildings in the area. (PTI)