No.353/2020-2021
Aizawl, the 7th November 2020 : Home Department, Government of Mizoram has issued the following Press Statement regarding the bomb explosion at Phainuam :
On 7.11.2020, a little before 2:00 AM, on the border of Assam and Mizoram at Phainuam, a bomb exploded on a privately owned land, substantially damaging a Bengali Medium School building. The Government took urgent notice of the incident and immediately deputed a team of Mizoram Police and Mizoram Forensic Team to the site of the incident. The Police Team led by DIG (Northern Range) Pu Lalbiakthanga immediately left for the incident site.
The Government of Mizoram vehemently condemns such a dastardly act on an institution of learning and that too within its boundaries. A case has been registered at Vairengte Police Station.