Rape-murder accused caught
The Jamunamukh police probing the recent gangrape and murder of a teacher arrested a youth on Thursday. Sources told Assam Times that acting on an input by a minor boy, police arrested Selimuddin, a local resident in thus connection. Other perpetrators are on the run.
“A senior team of police investigators has been interrogating Salimuddin and search operation is on to nab the other perpetrators. Beyond that we can't divulge anything right now,”said a police officer in Jamunamukh.
The incident sends no less shock and anger in the entire area where thousands of people hit the streets on Thursday dinning immediate arrest and capital punishment of the miscreants who gangraped and murdered the teachers before dumping the body on the river Kopili.
The gruesome incident took place a month after a girl was gangraped and killed on her way back to home at Boithalangsu in West Karbi Anglong district where the main culprit is still on the run.
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A rare species of tortoise has been saved after being found trying to cross over the Dhing-Nagaon connecting road adjacent to Batadrava police station on Thursday night.The approximate weight of the tortoise is 6 kg.It was collected by a man namly Rajib baruah on the road,luckyly there was no vehicle passing at that time. Rajib Baruah is officer in charge of Batadrava police station. The rescued tortoise later was released in fresh water of Akakhi ganga,the waterbody located inside the Batadrava than.
Four young greater adjutant storks, a highly endangered stork species,were found at Chakalaghat in the Nagaon district on Wednesday. Some locals spotted the young adjutant storks close land adjacent to Barbhety Simolutol PWD road and rescued them with providing initial care. The storks were later handed over to Forest officials of Nagaon. It may be mentioned here that Near to chalaghat their was a tall tree where Some greater adjutant storks had nested in. But few days back the owner of the land have cut down the tree for which the young storks fallen out from the nest.
MLA of Batadrava, Angoorlata deka on Tuesday laid foundation stone of two important link roads from Itakhuli to Kapahera via khandajan and Kapahera Sunaruguri to Bakarichuk. Itakhuli to Kapahera link road via Khandajan to be constructed at an estimated cost of 2.4 Crore and Kapahera Sunaruguri to Bakarichuk link road to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 66 lakh under RIDF XXII NABARD FUND( 2016-2017) will provide road connectivity to the people of at least dozens of villages and other adjoining areas.
As part of the nationwide 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign to commemorate the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,under the aegis of Raha revenue circle and in joint collaboration with Raha town committee and Raha police station,a massive cleanliness drive was conducted today at Raha town in the Nagaon district. The drive was led by Pallavi kachary,Circle officer of Raha Revenue Circle where Raha town committee members, Raha police personnel and many locals of Raha town participated with great enthusiasm. During the drive they cleaned up the roads and footpaths of all Seven wards under Raha town committee.
A nine year old boy met watery grave at a pond at a remote hamlet in Nagaon district casting a pall of gloom in the entire area on Saturday. The tragic incident took place at Aadhakhunda village in Juria in the afternoon where Abu Hasan, son of Sarafat Ali accidentally fell into a pond near his house as he was playing with his friends on Saturday. Later he was fished out and rushed to thr hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Yet another incident of bizarre domestic violence a husband allegedly set his wife on fire in Nagaon district of Assam sending shockwave across the state. Identified as Rana Bordoloi is alleged to have killed his wife Sabitri by setting her on fire at their home in Palengtoli,Barkola in the afternoon. Local residents who refused to be named told Assam Times said because of domestic violence, Rana poured kerosene on his wife and threw fire at her and the fire charred her on the spot. Then Rana has gone missing. Local residents informed the Bebejia police who is looking for Rana registering a case against him.
Nagaon is throbbing with the Saint Sankardev birth anniversary along with other parts of the state from Friday. The birth place of the neo Vaishnavism pioneer is holding a three day long 569th anniversary with much traditional religious fervour. The occasion got off to a colourful start on Friday morning with a number of competitions. Colourful and mesmerizing programmes gave the evening a fresh lease of life. Thr second day programme began with a cultural procession in Batadrawa than, where the saint spent his early life. A neo vaishnsvite drama( bhaona) is also lined up towards the evening apart from 569 earthen lamps to mark the birth anniversary of the saint. An...
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The Nagaon police have seized a huge cache of explosive materials during a raid in Dhing area on Wednesday. Acting on a tip off, police, army and para military forces conducted a raid in Tuktuki area where they recovered nine crude IEDs. Two people who were picked in this connection are being interrogated.
Hundreds of local residents from more than ten villages in Kachamari area of Nagaon took out a torchlight rally on Tuesday evening in protest against the attack on former rebel by a tractor dealer and Hus hired good. The protesters thronged at Bejgaon,Kachamari and took out the rally shouting slogan against the anti assamese elements. Talking to 'The Assam times', a protester said," We want to make it clear that we would not tolerate any attack on indigenous people further by any anti assamese lobby. We demand stern action on all accused.”
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