After two families came forward claiming that the person killed in the Udalguri encounter was their kin, the state police also carried out exhumation and DNA profiling of the dead body.
Akbar Banjara and Salman Banjara, residents of Uttar Pradesh, were arrested by the Meerut police and handed over to the Assam police for their alleged involvement in cattle smuggling.
A PIL claimed that 80 fake encounters had taken place between Assam Police and the alleged accused since May 2021, when chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took charge.
In a significant development, the Gauhati High Court on Monday called upon the state government to reveal the details of all the encounters that have been taking place in the northeastern state since May amid allegations of human rights abuse.