Main accused in Assam lynching arrested
Guwahati, June 13: Police in Assam on Wednesday arrested the main accused in connection with the lynching of two Guwahati-based youths in Karbi Anglong district who were mistaken to be child abductors.
Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said Alphajoz Timung was arrested in a village near the area of Panjuri Kachari where Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath were killed by a mob on the night of June 8.
"We have arrested Alphajoz. He had been hiding there since the night of the murders," Saikia said.
According to police, Das and Nath had gone to enjoy the natural beauty of Kangthilangso waterfall. However, they had an altercation with Alphajoz there for some reason.
After that, when Das and Nath were returning, Alphajoz instigated the mob over phone by saying that the two youths were child abductors and that they had abducted a minor boy in the black SUV, Saikia told the media.
"Timung phoned and texted some people in Panjuri village to intercept the black SUV and thrash the persons inside. The mob did that and lynched them," said Saikia.
The police have arrested 28 persons for their involvement in the killings while 36 others were detained for spreading hate messages and circulating videos of the incident on social media.
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Petrol pump worker killed as SUV hits motorcycle head-on in Gurugram
Gurugram (PTI): A petrol pump worker died after an SUV rammed into his motorcycle in the Sushant Lok area here, police said on Thursday.
The accused driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle after the accident. An FIR has been registered at the Sushant Lok police station, they said.
According to police, the accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Mukesh was travelling from Sector 44 to Sushant Lok on Vyapar Kendra Road for some work.
Near Vyapar Kendra, a white Thar coming from the wrong side at high speed hit his motorcycle head-on, leaving him critically injured, they said.
The driver fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind, police added.
Eyewitnesses claimed the vehicle had no number plates either at the front or rear.
Locals took Mukesh to a private hospital, where he died during treatment, police said. He was a resident of Rohta Patti in Palwal and worked at a petrol pump in Sector 44.
An FIR was registered against the unidentified driver, based on a complaint lodged by his brother Ashok. The body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem on Thursday, police said.
“The Thar vehicle has been seized from the spot. CCTV footage from the area is being examined, and the driver will be arrested soon,” a Gurugram police spokesperson said.
