Five people were hacked to death and two children seriously injured in a Durga Puja pandal at Namdang near Margherita in upper Assam. They were killed by a mentally disturbed man on Sunday who was later killed by an irate mob. The incident has sent shockwaves across the district.

Those who were killed included Suresh Tamang (35), Lakhikanta Mohra (35), Sab Bahadur Sonar (37) and Raju Chetri (22). The injured were Rubiya Begum (5) and Sonia Tamang (5). Bureau Report