One person has been killed in a cylinder blast at Kamalabari under Duliajan police station in Assam’s Dibrugarh district today.
The deceased has been identified as Rituraj Mech (25), a resident of Da-Hukuta village in Duliajan.
The son of a former soldier, Rituraj, was working at their outhouse godown when the explosion occurred.
Parts of the cylinder were found on the roof of a house 50 metres away due to the blast’s extreme force.
The deceased had worked for private firms, engaging in Oil India Limited’s exploration survey works.
“Currently he was working for a courier company,” a source said.
Meanwhile, senior Assam police officials rushed to the spot and initiated enquiry.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death.
However, evidence are being collected thoroughly and will be sent for forensic investigation, said police.
