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Bitten by a cop, says Assam Cong neta after scuffle

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December 21, 2024

SENIOR spokesperson of Assam Congress Ashwin Kumar Mahanta alleged he was bitten by a police officer during a scuffle in Guwahati on Friday.

- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR @Guwahati

The Congress had taken out a protest march against the death of a party leader, Mridul Islam. He died after the police threw tear gas shells on him during a "Raj Bhavan Chalo" march on Wednesday.

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