Man burnt alive by TE workers in Dibrugarh

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DIBRUGARH: A man was burnt alive by agitated tea garden workers on Saturday after he killed a 5-year-old minor at Dholajan Tea Estate under the Rohmoria Police Outpost in Dibrugarh.

Sunit Tanti allegedly killed the minor Ujjal Mura by slitting his throat with a knife. "The locals of Dholajan tea garden, after coming to know of the incident, chased Sunit Tanti for at least half a kilometer and burnt him alive," said a police official.

He said that they have reached the spot and started investigation.

"The situation was under control. The person was mentally unstable. We have started our investigation," said the police. Dibrugarh SP Shwetank Mishra reached the spot to inquire about the incident.

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