GUWAHATI: Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh described the minor blast in Tinsukia as an unusual coincidence amid the ongoing focus on the massive APSC recruitment scam.
DGP GP Singh took to X to put out, “It is a strange coincidence that the day Assam Government and @assampolice starts taking revitalised action on APSC Scam, there is a minor blast by miscreants in Tinsukia district of Assam. This looks like an attempt to draw attention of senior leadership of police away from APSC Scam investigation. Such miscreants and organisations would always try to stifle efforts to improve Assam. We would identify and punish perpetrators of this, and all such attempts that are made to divert our attention from improve our state. We remain committed to reach the bottom of the scam and punish all who are involved in it.”
It is a strange coincidence that the day Assam Government and @assampolice starts taking revitalised action on APSC Scam, there is a minor blast by miscreants in Tinsukia district of Assam. This looks like an attempt to draw attention of senior leadership of police away from…
— GP Singh (@gpsinghips) November 22, 2023
According to reports, a team of senior officials from Tinsukia Police in Assam responded to the scene after a grenade explosion targeted security forces in the district.
Reports indicated that the incident occurred at an army camp in Kopahtoli, Dirak village, falling under the Kakopathar tehsil in Tinsukia.
According to reports, two individuals on a motorcycle approached the army camp and launched a grenade as ULFA-I protest day is on November 28. Fortunately, the explosion did not result in injuries to any security personnel.
The blast is attributed to the proscribed militant group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). In response to the explosion, heightened security measures have been implemented across the entire Dirak region.
Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh acknowledged the peculiar timing of the blast given the ongoing focus on the APSC recruitment scam, emphasising the need for a thorough investigation into the incident.
