The prime accused in inciting mob violence leading to the torching of a police station in Assam’s Nagaon district, died in an accident while allegedly trying to escape from police custody on Monday morning, officials said. Ashikul Islam was hit by the escort vehicle of a police team he was accompanying, as the accused made an attempt to flee, they said. He was rushed to the
According to the police, Islam, a fish seller from the village of Salonbari, was detained after complaints of him being drunk. Following his contested death, an angry mob from Salonbari torched the police station and indulged in vandalism.
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