Guwahati : Two people were killed in a firing incident in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
The incident took place at Rupai Saiding area under Doomdooma police station in the Upper Assam district at around 8-10 pm.
According to the reports, two armed miscreants had come into a shop and tried to snatch money from the shop owner.
When people gathered at the area, the miscreants firing and tried to escape.
In the firing incident, an employee of the shop and a civilian seriously injured and rushed to nearest hospital where they succumbed their injuries.
One of the deceased persons has been identified as Jeet Barma.
Meanwhile, Tinsukia police had arrested one miscreant and seized a motorcycle.
Tinsukia district Superintendent of Police (SP) Mugdhajyoti Mahanta said that, police has launched operation to nab the another miscreant.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
