3 Haj pilgrims allegedly attacked in Central Road Silchar; FIR filed

Shocking news coming in from the business hub of Silchar – Central Road. Three Haj pilgrims were allegedly attacked by a mob near Bhowal Medical Store. They have been identified as Jamir Uddin Laskar, Abdul Khaleque Choudhury, and Nazir Ahmed Laskar.

According to Jamir Uddin Laskar, the incident took place around 1:30pm when they were on their way to Bhagabazar from Silchar. Between Ukilpatty and Bhowal point, unidentified miscreants stopped them on the road, took their skull-caps forcibly and threw it away. “He had his face covered with a piece of cloth. First, he came to me and slapped off my cap, then he did the same with two others walking with me. I turned around and looked at him, he had 10 – 12 men standing behind him, they abused us, attacked us and the shopkeepers in the area stood and watched,” says Jamir Uddin Laskar.

He also added that the miscreants further warned that they would cut them into pieces and dump into river if they did not leave the place then. Out of fear, the pilgrims ran away from there and took shelter in a nearby place.

Soon after the incident, people from the minority community gathered and started agitating against the alleged attack. An FIR has been filed at Silchar Sadar Police Station and the officer in charge addressed the gathering. He said, “The FIR has been filed and we will take action against the ones involved in this. At the same time, I request you all to not take law in your own hands and stay assured that action will be taken.”

Sources tell us, a group of people met Cachar superintendent of police Mugdhajyoti Mahanta and informed about the incident. Mahanta assured them that those involved in the incident would be held within the next twelve hours.