"One Assam Police battalion havildar was killed and two civilians were injured in a clash between police and a mob at Baghmari area under Biswanath Chariali police station in Sonitpur district last night," Assam Police DIG (Northern Range) Subrajyoti Hazarika said.
On specific information, a police team reached Baghmari to recover some stolen materials of Power Grid Corporation's newly constructed office after a complaint was lodged by the company.
The OC of Jinjia police station was seriously injured along with two villagers in the attack and all of them have been admitted at Biswanath Chariali Civil Hospital, he added.
Senior police and district administration officials have rushed to the spot this morning to assess the situation.
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