Assam: Muslim Man Lynched Over Cow Theft; 6 Held

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GUWAHATI – A 40-year-old man has been allegedly beaten to death in Assam’s Hojai district on suspicion of stealing cattle, an official said on Sunday, adding six persons have been arrested in this connection.

The incident took place on Saturday midnight at Bamungaon neighbourhood in Lanka in Hojai district. 

The deceased has been identified as Hifzur Rahman. He was a resident of Bamungaon village. 

An official at Lanka Police Station said they received a call about the incident at around 2.40 a.m. on Sunday, following which a police team rushed to the Bamungaon region.

Police later found the victim’s unconscious body and shifted it to a nearby hospital. 

According to the doctors, he passed away after he was brought to the hospital. 

The police said the body was sent for a post-mortem on Sunday morning.

Police said that Hifzur’s family members filed a complaint on Sunday. 

Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police in Hojai, Saurabh Gupta refused to comment on the incident, saying he was not aware of the details of the case.

Following Hifzur’s death, police visited Bamungaon village again and identified eight persons responsible for the death and arrested six of them. 

The arrested individuals were identified as — Sanjay Das, Nikhil Das, Tulendra Das, Uttam Chakraborty, Jayanta Chakraborty, and Sandhu Mazumdar. -IANS

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