GUWAHATI: A student leader was killed in a lynching incident near Nirmal Chariali in Jorhat today, November 29. As per reports, around 50 people attacked three youths after a confusion over an accident. The dead person has been identified as Animesh Bhuyan, Education Secretary of the Brahmaputra Regional Committee, AASU.
The other two have been identified as Mridusmanta Baruah, a local reporter, and Pranay Dutta, a local leader of AASU. The three were taken to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital for treatment, where Animesh was declared dead on arrival. The other two were injured and are currently undergoing treatment.
An AASU leader speaking to the media said, “We got a call from Mridusmanta Baruah that people were attacking them and sought help. We reached there within a few minutes and even called the police. While the mob beat them up over an accident, the three have claimed that they did not cause the accident and were trying to help a senior person who had fallen himself."
Mridusmanta Baruah said that the mob continued to beat them even after the police arrived at the spot. “The mob continued to beat Animesh even when we got on the police vehicle and Animesh was lying on my lap,” Baruah said.
Baruah stated that a person was drunk and was shouting for help. “We went to pick him up and people thought that we were involved in harming him. They attacked us and the lynching continued for about 15 minutes. Animesh was dragged a long way. They took Animesh's mobile phone and tried to snatch mine as well.”
Jorhat Police said that three people have already been arrested in connection to the lynching.