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1 dead, 2 injured in blast at Jalpaiguri near Assam border
Jalpaiguri, May 12 (UNI) At least one person was killed and two others were seriously injured today when a bomb exploded near the Shantiban NVI checkpost at the Assam-Bengal border in the Barobisha area of Alipurduar subdivision of this district.
Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police S Tripurari said the bomb, concealed in a bicycle parked near the border, exploded, killing one person on the spot.
The injured persons were admitted to the Alipurduar Subdivisional Hospital.
A huge police contingent, led by the SP, rushed to the area, he informed.
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Story first published: Monday, May 12, 2008, 12:04 [IST]