Two killed in explosion in a Christian Institute

June 27, 2015 23:38

At least two persons, including a woman, were killed and as many people critically injured in an a blast in the premises of Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CIHRS) at Dimapur in Nagaland today.

Police said the blast occurred at around 4.45 pm in one of the warehouses located within the CIHRS compound.

The two killed have been identified as Prakash Vishwakarma(40) and his daughter Ruth Gurung, both from Nepali community. The injured are Deepak Gurung, husband of Ruth and their son Robin(4).

Police said Prakash, a staff of CIHSR working for the past six months as a cleaner, had returned home today from work in he afternoon and was seen in the room with an object that appeared to be a grenade which exploded killing him and his daughter.

The injured have been shifted to CIHSR and the area was sanitised by the police.

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