Miscreant lynched in mob attack

In a bizarre incident, local residents in an interior area in Dhubri district lynched a miscreant on its way to attack a political leader.

The incident took place at Patakata in South Samara sub division on Monday morning where local residents caught three armed youths as they were trying to attack a local leader.

One of the armed youths died on the spot while two others, who are in police custody, have been battling for life in the hospital.