Assam BJP leader held for firing at youth in Moran

Police have arrested a local BJP leader who allegedly shot at a youth at Moranhat in upper Assam’s Charaideo district.

Local BJP leader Tinku Gogoi was arrested late on Friday night and seized a pistol with two magazine and 22 live bullets and four blank cartridges.

Gogoi had allegedly fired gunshots at a youth identified as Suman Karmakar during a party on Thursday night and injured him.

The accused reportedly threw a party on Thursday night on the occasion Viswakarma Puja at his residence at Thomson Tiniali.

“We have arrested Tinku Gogoi from Dibrugarh and registered a case against him. Investigations are on,” a police official said.