Karimganj tense: Rumi, Zeki beaten up

An uneasy situation is simmering in Karimganj a day after Borkhola MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband Zeki Zerir were beaten up by a mob of around 100 people. The incident took place at a hotel in Karimganj on Friday night. The duo visited Karimganj to meet the MLA’s father for the first time after she got married to her facebook friend. All of a sudden, a mob of 100 people storm the hotel and beat up them till policemen disperse the irate mob.

Then the couple were rushed to Silchar Medical College Hospital. On Saturday, they came to Dispur.
Hundreds of her supporters blocked the vital roads in the entire district in several places in protest against the incident. The protesters further damaged at least 20 vehicles at the height of the protest.