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Two killed in Nagaland blast

Updated on: 28 June,2015 07:07 AM IST  | 
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A man and his daughter were killed while two other family members injured in a grenade blast at a warehouse in a hospital campus in Nagaland's commercial hub Dimapur on Saturday evening, police said

Two killed in Nagaland blast

Dimapur: A man and his daughter were killed while two other family members injured in a grenade blast at a warehouse in a hospital campus in Nagaland's commercial hub Dimapur on Saturday evening, police said.


The deceased were identified as 40-year-old Prakash Vishwakarma and his daughter Ruth Gurung, while the two injured were Prakash's son-in-law Deepak Gurung and grandson Robin, who is only four years old.


Police said Prakash, who worked at the hospital, was using a part of the warehouse as his residence.


"Prakash came home around 1.30 p.m. and was seen handling a grenade like object. The blast took place around 5 p.m. and it instantly killed him and his daughter Ruth," a police officer said quoting witnesses.

Deepak, who was whitewashing the room at that time, received critical injuries along with his son Robin, who was playing in the room.

Prakash's wife was out of home during the blast and thus survived, police said.

"Preliminary investigation revealed it was a grenade explosion. We are not sure as to how the grenade came to the house. We are looking into the source of the grenade," the officer added.

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