Morigaon: Police on Sunday rescued a 70-year-old man and his sister-in-law from the clutches of a mob who allegedly tortured them on the suspicion of practising witchcraft at Bhurbandha in Assam.
A section of villagers, after being prodded by a self-declared soothsayer who claimed that the two persons were planing to kill many through black magic, tortured the old man and his 64-year-old sister-in-law on Saturday, police said.
As the news spread, Morigaon district Executive Magistrate Palash Kumar Ahom along with policemen reached the spot and rescued the two persons.
A peace meeting was held in the village where the executive magistrate and police officials appealed to the villagers to live in harmony in the area, Ahom said. (PTI)
ULFA(I) triggers blast at gas pipeline in Assam
Sibsagar: Suspected anti-peace talk ULFA(I) militants triggered an explosion at a gas pipeline in Charaideo district, police said on Sunday.
The explosion was triggered by the suspected militants at the pipeline of Assam Gas Company Ltd at Teokghat, Additional Superintendent of Police L Das said.
There was no injury or casualty reported in the blast, which took place at around 7.30 pm on Saturday, Das said. The pipeline, supplying gas to the tea gardens, power projects and domestic consumers in upper Assam, was being repaired, he said. (PTI)
