Man lynched for objecting to bursting crackers

NALBARI/GUWAHATI: A man was beaten to death at a wedding venue in Assam’s Nalbari district when he demanded that bursting of firecrackers be stopped after he was hit by a splinter, the second lynching incident in the state in a little over a month.

Six persons were arrested in connection with the last night’s killing of the 35-yearold labourer, identified as Jatin Das, at Ghorathal village in the district, police said.

The firecrackers were burst by the bride’s family to mark the groom’s arrival to their house and a splinter from it had hit Das, police said.