Assam CM seeks probe into ‘encounter of wrong man’
The Hindu
DNA profiling is being done on the body of an alleged dacoit claimed by a family to be a different person
GUWAHATI
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sought a CID inquiry into the alleged encounter of a wrong person in Udalguri district on February 24.
A magisterial inquiry into the killing of the man the police claimed was a dacoit is already under way .
Ordering the CID inquiry to “ascertain the factual details of the incident”, Chief Minster asked the Director-General of Police, G.P. Singh, to ensure the completion of the probe within two weeks.
A statement from the Chief Minister’s office issued late Monday evening said the inquiry was “in view of an incident that took place in Udalguri district involving the death of a dacoit” and injury to two police personnel — Sub-inspector Hira Jyoti Pegu and constable Sukumar Barman.
On February 25, the police said a planned robbery by “veteran dacoit” Kenaram Basumatary was foiled near No. 1 Dhansirikhuti Daifang village under Rowta police station of Udalguri the previous night.
One of two persons on a motorcycle without a registration number opened fire at a police team that had laid an ambush near the village. Two policemen and one of the riders were hit in the exchange of fire while the rider escaped, the police claimed.
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