Assam: Agitated tea workers set fire police vehicle in Dibrugarh after three female tea workers killed in road accident

DIBRUGARH, APR 10: Ahead of Union Minister Amit Shah’s visit in upper Assam Dibrugarh, situation has been tense in Dibrugarh after three female tea workers were mowed down by spending vehicle at bypass near Nahartoli under Dikom police station in Dibrugarh on Monday.

Meanwhile, the agitated protesters blocked the road for hours, police tried to dispersed the angry mob from the NH-37 Dikom but the protesters set fire a police vehicle. Later police restored to blank fire to disperse the mob.

Dibrugarh SP Shwetank Mishra and other top officials and CRPF rushed to the spot to control the situation. The situation has been tense in the entire area.

According to reports, a speeding Swift Dzire (AS06Z 3501) reportedly ran over the three female workers of the Nahartoli tea estate on Monday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as- Rita Bhakta, Sunita Bedia and Mina Bedia of Nahartoli tea estate.

The agitated garden workers blocked the road disrupting traffic movement. “The swift Dzire ran over three women when they were passing through the bypass. The swift Dzire was overseeing and due to that the accident took place,” said a police.

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