A man lynched on suspicion of cattle theft
2018-08-16
An adivasi man was lynched and three others were injured in Assam’s Biswanath district after a mob assaulted them on suspicion of cattle theft early on Thursday morning, police said. Deben Rajbongshi, 35, and three others were attacked at Line No.15 area of the Diplunga Tea estate in Sootea, Biswanath. While Rajbongshi succumbed, the three others— Phoolchan Sahoo, Bijay Nayak & Pujan Ghatowar — were being treated at a hospital. A fifth person reportedly escaped