Grenade blast in Dimapur, 1 injured

Jasokie Market came under attack for a second time in less than a month after unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade inside the marketing complex located at GS Road, injuring one person. The incident occurred at 7-7:30 pm, Tuesday. According to the police, the explosive landed at the back of the building and exploded. One man, identified only as Ranjan and said to be a cook, sustained shrapnel wounds. The injury was not life threatening, it was informed. Though an unrequited monetary demand was suspected to be behind the attack, police said that the targeted business establishment denied receiving any ransom demands. Meanwhile, President of Rice Miller’s Association, Zheito Chophy, has condemned the incident, and urged the authorities to “nab the miscreants and award stringent punishment.”