A powerful bomb exploded at a market place at Haflong town in DIMA HASAO district. (by Preeti)

In Assam, one person was injured and several shops were damaged when a powerful bomb planted bysuspected militants exploded at a market place at Haflong town in the DIMA HASAO district on Sunday evening. The injured person was rushed to Haflong Civil Hospital and is stated to be out of danger. The incident took place at around 7 in the evening. The entire market not teeming with people due to Sunday evening.The injured person has been identified as Panit Daulagapu.A massive search operation has been launched in the area to apprehend the culprits involved in the blast.
In another incident, two train drivers were kidnapped by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants in Sonitpur district on Sunday. The militants stopped the train in a remote jungle at gun-point when it was proceeding to Bhalukpung from Rangapara. Security forces have launched a massive joint operation in the jungle areas bordering Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to trace out the kidnapped train drivers.