Man Attacks Auto-rickshaw Driver With Sharp Weapon In Guwahati's Athgaon

This sensation incident took place near No.4 rail gate at Kabadi market in Guwahati's Athgaon.

The culprit who has attacked the auto-rickshaw driver was identified as Jiaur Rahman with a sharp weapon. The driver identified as Amit Giri who was rushed to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) under critical condition.

Police sources said that the actual reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained however, the accused is absconded and police started an investigation.

Earlier on Wednesday, tensions have been prevailing in Silchar's Ashram Road and its nearby areas following the recovery of dead body of a minor girl on Wednesday. The girl, who was around 16 years old, was missing for the last four days and her family had lodged a first information report with police. On Wednesday morning, the girl was found dead in a river. The news spread like wildfire and it caused uproar among the residents of Ashram Road.

After the dead body reached Ashram Road (her house) on Wednesday afternoon, a group of locals went berserk and attacked a house. The house belongs to the deceased's rumoured boyfriend. The irate mob vandalised the house and thereafter set the boy's motorcycle on fire. The locals did not stop there and later started vandalising shops in that area following which police personnel, who were deployed there, resorted to cane charge to disperse the unruly mob. Some bullets were also fired in the air. At least three shops were damaged in the attack on Wednesday evening.

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