A major explosion at 11:59 am on Saturday, shook Panbazar and Fancy Bazar area. The exact location of the incident is opposite to the site for proposed automated multilevel car parking, behind MMC Hospital, MG Road.
Several people have been injured in the incident. Some of the injured who have been identified so far are- Kalpajyoti Talukdar, Sanku Das, Binita Das, Taifuddin Ahmed.
However, police is yet to confirm the reason behind the blast.
Speaking to G Plus, a police official said, “We are yet to confirm the reason. There was an explosion which led to the collapse of the guard wall by the river side. People have been injured. But right now we have no evidence to confirm if it was actually a bomb blast.”
Preliminary reports said the explosion damaged a boundary wall along the Brahmaputra riverside and debris was scattered on the adjoining pavement and main road.
Police have cordoned off the area and launched investigation.