Unknown event in Mizoram, Durtlang locality of Aizawl District in Mizoram area, India on Fri 18th March 2022

On March 18, three persons were killed while another one was injured at Durtlang locality of Aizawl District in Mizoram, reports East Mojo. The blast took place in an automobile workshop where a pickup truck carrying detonators was under repair. Lalhmangaihzuala, the owner of the workshop, Lalmawikima, his helper and Lalthafamkima, the owner of the pickup truck was killed in blast. Though initially the explosion was believed to be a cylinder blast, however, on-site investigations led to recovery of 900 pieces of detonators and another electronic detonator behind the driver’s seat. According to investigations, the remnants of the detonator PENT (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) found in the blast is suspected to have Myanmar linkages. Several detonators not yet exploded in commercial quantity along with some Burma currency, a small quantity of Myanmar currency was recovered from the site.