A suspected thief was shot numerous times by police during an encounter in Assam's Golaghat district following which he died, an official said on Monday.According to the police, the incident happened on Sunday night in Dergaon area of Golaghat .
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of as many as 14 projects with an aggregate cost of more than Rs 1,500 crore that have the potential to radically transform the upper Assam district into one of the most progressive districts in the State.