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ULFA terrorists kill 5 in Assam, killings suspected to be over citizenship amendment bill

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GUWAHATI: Five persons were killed in a terror strike by suspected ULFA radicals in Assam. 

The incident occurred in Tinsukia later in the evening. 

Initial reports suggest that SL Biswas, Ananta Biswas, Abinas Biswas, Subodh Das and Dhananjay Namashudra were among those who were killed in the deadly attack. 

They were picked up when they were sitting in a shop. The outlaws took them to the bank of Brahmaputra river, lined up them up and shot dead all the five. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has condemned the killings. 

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the attack. In a tweet she said, 'Is t his the outcome of the recent NRC development?".

The killings have taken place just a fortnight after the bomb blast in Guwahati against Centre's push for the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016. Militant outfits in the state have been opposed to it. 


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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