Nagaon accused loses tractor dealership
Raju Das, the Nagaon incident accused who deals in tractors in the central Assam district has lost his dealership.
In a letter, the International Tractors Limited has confirmed the action against him saying that the company will always prefer the local sentiments.
Das was the main accused in the entire incidents where his close associates assaulted a group of former ULFA rebels as they were raising funds to feed the flood hit people.
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