STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: One person died in another case of mob lynching. The incident took place in the wee hours of Thursday morning at Adagudam near Lalganesh under Fatasil Ambari Police station.
Some labourers in an under-construction building spotted a person trying to sneak into the building. Suspecting that he had come to steal, the labourers caught him and allegedly assaulted him. At around 7.30 am, the Fatasil Ambari police reached the spot and rescued the person. He was taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) but he was declared dead on arrival. The deceased person has been identified as Sunil Sharma. According to sources, it is suspected that he was a drug addict as a syringe and a vial were recovered from his possession. It is also suspected that he had entered the building with the intention of stealing.
Fatasil Ambari police has registered a suo moto case and arrested 11 persons for the mob lynching. The arrested persons are Nurul Islam (37), Mukbul Hussain (18), Amir Hamja (28), Ajahar Ali (31), Munnag Ali (18), Abdul Rejak (33), Jmajiamirul Hussain (19), Majibur Ali (39), Abdul Rakhib Ali (19), Manik Ali (20) and Nijamuddin (18).
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