By Mustafa A. Barbhuiya, TwoCircles.net,
On a successful lead by Officer in-charge Prafulla Borgohain, a breakthrough was made in the case of attack on the ambulance carrying lynched college teacher in Karimganj district of Assam. An FIR was filed by Sub-Inspector Swapan Kumar Nath of Karimganj Police who was escorting the ambulance in Silchar City Police where the incidence had happened.
Headlines of local Bengali News Paper Dainik Samayik Prasanga, October 19, 2014 describing the arrest of Rajesh Dash.
A case was opened under section 147/149/341/336/333/353 including section 3 of damage to government property, 1984. The investigation lead by Officer Mr. Prafulla Borgohain took the lead and arrested Mr Rajesh Dash who is the president of Cachar District BJP Yuvamorcha. Mr. Borgahain informed that there are evidences against the BJP Yuvamorcha President and investigations and further interrogations of suspects belonging to VHP and Bajrang Dal hooligans are on. More arrests are to be followed. So far no fresh violence was reported and normalcy restored in Karimganj while curfews are on.
While Rajesh Dash was released later on bail the BJP Cachar District Committee and the VHP and Bajrang Dal Cachar district unit called for a day long strike in the area. While peace makers from all communities (Hindus, Muslims, Manipuris, Bishnupriyas and Dimasaa) in the area were trying to calm down the tensions the strike called by BJP and associated Hindu right wing groups are thought to make the law and order situation worst in the area.