Internet suspended after 2 Assam communities clash, two lynched

The trigger for the violence was an incident that occurred around 7.30 pm on Monday, when a vehicle carrying construction workers from Bodo community was stopped by a mob on suspicion of cattle theft. During the confrontation, the vehicle — a Mahindra Scorpio —reportedly hit two Adivasi people at Mansingh Road under Kokrajhar police station, after which the occupants were assaulted by the mob, who also set the vehicle on fire.

While one of the victims died on Monday night, another man succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Tuesday, police said, identifying the deceased as Sikhna Jwhwlao Bismit and Sunil Murmu.

Four others who sustained injuries in the attack have been admitted to the Kokrajhar Medical College and Hospital, where doctors said the condition of one of the injured remains critical. At least 19 people have been arrested so far in connection with the incident, a police officer said, adding the victims were associated with a road construction project and were returning to Kokrajhar after a site inspection in the Aoudang area.