Two more arrested in Assam lynching case

June 15, 2018 20:55

Two persons were arrested today for their alleged involvement with the lynching of two men in Assam's Karbi Anglong district last week, taking the number of people arrested in the murder case to 30, a police official said.

The Assam Police spokesperson identified the persons arrested today as Bubai Rabha and Bijay Swargiary.

Altogether 65 people have been arrested from various parts of Assam for killing Nilotpal Das, 29, and Abhijeet Nath, 30, and spreading rumours and hate messages on social media.

Of them, 30 have been arrested for killing the two men and the rest for spreading hate messages and rumours on social media.

On June 8, Das and Nath had gone to Kangthilangso waterfall in Karbi Anglong district.

While returning, their vehicle was stopped at Panjuri Kachari by villagers, who pulled them out from the car and beat them for hours before killing them mistaking them for child-lifters.

The brutal killing was recorded by locals on their mobile phones and circulated on social media. -- PTI

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