DOOMDOOMA/DIBRUGARH/Tinsukia, July 16 - Dinabandhu Sharma (32), a member of the All Assam Bhojpuri Yuva Chatra Parishad (AABYCP) succumbed to his injuries at the Doomdooma FRU Hospital around 9 pm last night, even as life in Tinsukia district remained affected for the second day today due to the bandh called by the AABYCP�s Tinsukia unit against the Philobari killings.
Sharma was injured in police lathicharge yesterday at Makum, where hundreds of people under the aegis of AABYCP blocked NH-37 and NH-38 in protest against the killing of one Nandalal Shah and his daughter Kajal at Philobari Bijulibon under Pengeri PS on Tuesday night by motorcycle-borne miscreants.
After Sharma�s death many people gathered at the FRU campus last night and protested against police atrocities. They were even involved in a tussle with the police. To disperse the unruly crowd the police had to resort to blank fire and mild lathicharge.
Meanwhile, in protest against the killing of innocent people, the bandh continued for the second consecutive day today at Doomdooma.
State Forest Minister Atuwa Munda today visited the house of Nandalal Shah. He also rushed to the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh and paid a visit to the victims who sustained injuries during Tuesday night�s indiscriminate firing.
Munda met all the victims - Monti Devi, Manoj Shah and Akshay Lal Shah and urged the AMCH authorities to ensure that the victims were given the best of care during their treatment at the medical institute.
He also visited Parshuram Kurmi of Makum, who was injured during police lathicharge at Makum yesterday.
Meanwhile, Upper Assam Commissioner Anurag Agarwal, ADGP (L&O) AN Singh and DIG (ER) Satyen Gogoi visited Tunsukia today and met with Bhojpuri leaders in the Deputy Commissioner�s office.