Assam lynching: CM Himanta wants chargesheet in 30 days
The Hindu
Police have so far arrested 13 persons in the case
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has given the State police a 30-day deadline to file a chargesheet against those involved in thein Jorhat town on November 29.
The police have so far arrested 13 persons, including the main accused identified as Niraj Das, an alleged drug peddler who is said to be a hardened criminal against whom several cases are registered in various police stations in eastern Assam.
A mob of at least 50 people had attacked AASU leader Animesh Bhuyan, a local TV journalist and another person after an old man fell off his scooter and was injured. The mob had suspected them of hitting the man with their car.
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