Minor killed in blast

KOKRAJHAR, April 29: A minor girl — Alima Khatun (4) — on the spot and three others — Isunat Ali (7), Chanda Khatun 910) and Nasir Ali (12) — died in a grenade blast at Kolaigaon in Chirang district at around 12.45 pm today. According to police officials the children were playing, when the grenade went off.

Meanwhile, three students of St Xavier School, Dotma, in Kokrajhar district went missing on April 24 from the school hostel and yet to return to school. Speaking to The Sentinel, the principal of the school, Fr Rev Francis Basumatary, said three students — Pranjit Narzary of Athiabari Premnagar, Hiron Narzary of Salakati and Deepak Kerketta of Magurmari Tea Garden — went missing but have not reached their respective homes. He said that the three students violated the discipline of the school, for which the school was compelled to issue letters to their guardians on many occasions. The students were also involved in immoral activities, the principal added.

A meeting was convened in the school today, where the guardians wanted the school to discontinue classes until the missing students are found. But, other guardians said that owing to the behaviour of three morally-degraded students, their children must not be made to suffer.