Shillong, Jul 12: A powerful bomb went off at a labour camp early today in a remote coal mining village in the Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya, killing a young man and injuring nine miners.
The police said the blast took place at Rasong village under Khliehriat sub-division at around two AM, leaving a crater about one foot deep at the site.
Mintu Das, 26, hailing from Assam, was killed on the spot while the injured were shifted to the nearest hospital in a critical condition.
The police did not rule out involvement of militants or mine owners in the blast and said a formal inquiry would reveal the truth.
The police said the blast took place at Rasong village under Khliehriat sub-division at around two AM, leaving a crater about one foot deep at the site.
Mintu Das, 26, hailing from Assam, was killed on the spot while the injured were shifted to the nearest hospital in a critical condition.
The police did not rule out involvement of militants or mine owners in the blast and said a formal inquiry would reveal the truth.
