Deputy Inspector General and Darrang SP visits Tangnijar village, urges people to maintain peace

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MANGALDAI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Assam Police, Central Western Range, Brajenjit Singha, accompanied by Darrang Superintendent of Police, Amrit Bhuyan on Saturday evening visited Tangnijar village under Dhula Police Station in Darrang district following few incidents of vandalizing and looting of temples of the area during the wee hours of Saturday.

The senior police officials assured the local public to conduct inquiry and book the culprits within a short time. At the same time, they appealed to the villagers to remain alert so that during this election period no political forces with narrow interests could create unrest among the different communities of the locality. A peace committee with the participation of the local leading citizens was also formed.

Meanwhile, the person who had been picked up by police from the village after villagers nabbed him based on suspicion, is stated to be a patient of Schizophrenia. “Growing suspicious about his unnatural behaviour, the person was taken to a psychiatrist in Mangaldai Civil Hospital and the doctor identified him as a Schizophrenic patient,” said Darrang Superintendent of Police Amrit Bhuyan while talking to The Sentinel.

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