Assam: 12 Accused Declared as "Criminals" in Lynching Case of Jhankar Saikia, Sentence on Feb 28

Diphu, February 24, 2020:

The Diphu District court has announced the names of twelve accused in the brutal mob lynching case of Jhankar Saikia on Monday.

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The District Court will declare the punishment of the twelve accused on February 28. Out of the sixteen accused in the seven-year-old mob lynching case of Saikia, four have been declared fault-free.

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It needs mention here that on June 25, 2013, Jhankar became the victim of mob assault in Diphu town in Assam. He was beaten to death by a group of auto-rickshaw drivers. Although he was rushed to a nearby hospital, he succumbed to the injuries.

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The grizzly mob lynching incident took place for a mere Rs 10 which instigated an unruly mob of auto rickshaw drivers.

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