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All Stories for Nilotpal Das
Assam lynching reflects state's evolving reality, one where marginalisation and poverty can trigger senseless violence
Archita Kashyap • 7 years agoThe recent lynching of two young Assamese men exposes a terrible trait Assam possesses – its deep-set ethnic, linguistic and religious divide.
Assam lynching, Part 2: Deaths of two innocents put focus on social media rumours, demand for justice reaches foreign shores
Urmi Bhattacharjee • 7 years agoThe Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council has reportedly decided to install the victims’ statues as a mark of respect and offer Rs 5 lakh as compensation to each of their families.
Main accused in lynching of two youths in Assam's Karbi Anglong district arrested
Ians • 7 years agoA police spokesman said Alphajoz Timung was arrested in a village near the area of Panijuri Kachari where Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath were killed by a mob
Two youths lynched in Assam: Police arrests 13 for posting hate messages, false information on social media
Ians • 7 years agoThe police in Assam has arrested 13 people for posting hate messages on social media which caused the lynching of two youths in Karbi Anglong district.