Sanatan-Das

In a case of road rage, a vegetable vendor was allegedly beaten to death by five men after his bicycle hit their car at Monahkuchi village under Hajo police station in Assamโ€™s Kamrup district on Sunday.

According to the police, vegetable vendor Sanatan Das was riding his cycle when his cycle accidently hit a car driven by Faizul Ali.

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โ€œAfter this, Faizul and his friend Lajlil Ali got down from the car and an argument ensued between them and Santan. After a while, they were joined by three other men and five of them started beating him,โ€ a police officer said.

Police said critically injured Sanatan was later taken to a hospital in Hajo but was declared brought dead.

Sanatan Das, a resident of Teteliya village of the area, was a factory worker and he recently lost his job following the nationwide lockdown.

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Reportedly, Faizul Ali is the brother of a local AGP leader.

Hajo police have registered a case in connection with the incident and started an investigation.

Besides Faizul and Lajlil, three other accusedโ€“ Shabir Ali, Yusub Ali and Firzahan Aliโ€”are absconding.