TURA: Angry over frequent incidents of extortions, an irate crowd on Monday evening lynched a man and injured three others critically when the gang was allegedly engaged in extorting money at Daram Market of Resubelpara of North Garo Hills.
Four men in an auto rickshaw had pulled up at the market shortly after 6 pm and were allegedly trying to extort money when common people in the market surrounded them and started assaulting them.
By the time the police arrived on the scene, the mob had vanished leaving behind three men lying unconscious and critically injured. Following a search in the area, another badly injured person was found lying around 200 meters away.
Three injured persons identified as Simseng Momin, Uttom Marak and Sengbat Momin were shifted to Resubelpara CHC, while a fourth once – Silsrang Sangma – succumbed to his injuries at Goalpara civil hospital, Assam.
The auto rickshaw which was used by the four suspected extortionists was seized from the Daram playground, not far from the scene of the incident.