ssam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday claimed “inflammatory statements” by political leaders and a section of the news media and social media had led to the killings of five Bengali Hindus in Tinsukia district the day before, PTI reported.
On Thursday, unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) killed five people and injured one in the district’s Kherbari village. Earlier in the day, police personnel detained its leader Jiten Dutta in connection with the attack. The militant group, however, has denied its role in the attack.