Guwahati, June 24 : Assam police had arrested five more persons in connection with the Karbi Anglong lynching of two youth artists Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath at Panjuri village under Dokmoka police station in the hill district on June 8 evening.
According to the reports, police had arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in the lynching incident.
The arrested persons were identified Phukan Lekthe, Ratneswar Terang, Babu Singnar, Perez Timung and Peter Engti.
Police has so far arrested 41 persons in connection with the lynching incident.
Police had registered a case (33/2018) at Dokmoka police station under section 302/34 of IPC in connection with the incident.
Earlier, on June 13 last, police had arrested the main culprit identified as Alphajoz Timung alias Alpha, who allegedly instigated the lynching incident.
Police had arrested Alphajoz nearby the Panjuri village, who sent out the message that the youths are child abductors.
On June 8 evening, the main culprit Alphajos Timung allegedly first got into a small altercation with two Guwahati youth Nilotpal Das and Abhijit Nath near Kangthilangso waterfall and Alphajoz alleged that they are child lifters.
The two Guwahati youths had refused the allegation and also tried to avoid him and left the place.
Immediately, Alphajoz called up some his friends and pelted stones on the car where the youth duo travelled.
Alphajoz also called up some people of the village and stating that, he has seen two child kidnappers who left from the place in a black colour SUV and repeatedly called up the villagers to stop the car and attack the child abductors.
Rumours about child lifters (locally called Xupadhora) had fuelled the whole incident took place at the remote area and Alphajoz had allegedly used the recent viral messages of child lifter in social media to fulfil his own enmity.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
