Main accused in Animesh Bhuyan mob lynching case Kala Gunda aka Niraj Das arrested

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• Nov 30, 2021 | moderator

Jorhat: The main accused in Jorhat's sensational mob lynching case, Kala Guda aka Niraj Das has been arrested by Jorhat Police. Kala Gunda was the main culprit behind the mob lynching of Animesh Bhuyan who later succumbed to his injuries.

A mob of over 50 people attacked three youths in which Animesh Bhuyan (30) was killed, a day ago, near the truck station, right in the centre of Jorhat.

Animesh Bhuyan was also a leader of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU). The other two were injured and are received treatment.

Hailing from Golaghat’s Khumtai area, Animesh and two others were grievously injured when the mob attacked alleging they were involved an accident that took place in the area.

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The Jorhat police have till now arrested 13 persons in the mob lynching case of Animesh and two others in which Animesh died. Of the 13 people arrested, nine of them have been identified as Niraj Das, Mohan Das, Deba Das, Sarulora Das, Chiranjeeb, Bitopan Das, Bikram Das, Subhash Bora and Abhinash Bora.

Last night, Special DGP (Law & Order) GP Singh informed that 10 persons have been arrested in connection to the case. He also said that an investigation will be initiated on the matter at the highest level.

Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Reference Jorhat incident – Till now ten persons have been arrested by @Jorhat_Police The investigation shall be monitored at the highest level including @AssamCid @assampolice @mygovassam @CMOfficeAssam.

Animesh Bhuyan, the Education secretary of AASU Brahmaputra Anchal (Golaghat Unit) along with two others had visited Jorhat for some official work on Monday. In the afternoon, they were brutally attacked by a large mob suspecting them to be involved in an accident case, whereas apparently, they were not.

Kala Gunda and many others jumped onto Animesh Bhuyan, who was passing by at Jorhat's Trunk Station, suspecting him to be involved in an accident. Videos and images of the entire incident went viral across the state prompting netizens to post comments on Twitter and Facebook, demanding stringent action against the cultprits.

it may be mentioned here that, there were several criminal cases lodged against Kala Gunda earlier. Kala Gunda managed to come out of jail on each occasion. Kala Gunda's father is infamous as 'Modai Borta' (Drunkard Uncle) in their locality.