A mild blast sound was heard near the Army gate of Jorhat military station in Assam's Jorhat district on Thursday evening. However, there were no reports of any casualty or damage so far, a police official said.
He further said that the sound of the explosion was heard near the gate of the army station in Lichubari area of the town at around 8 pm. District Commissioner Pullock Mahanta and senior police officials have reached the spot and are currently inside the camp.
Following the incident, security has been tightened in the area and patrolling has been intensified across the town. The ULFA(I) in an e-mail statement on Sunday had "claimed responsibility for the two recent blasts in Tinsukia and Sivasagar" which was carried out in response to the 'arrogance' of Director General of Police GP Singh.
More details are awaited.
(With PTI inputs)
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