Overview

• Police halted an AKRSU torchlight march in Golakganj, triggering a lathi‑charge that locals say injured more than 100 people, including women.
• Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said the Golakganj officer‑in‑charge was suspended and the Gauripur OC was reserve‑closed, with a DIG‑led inquiry due to report in five days.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called the episode “saddening” and pledged strict action against any officer found to have used excessive force.
• AKRSU enforced a 12‑hour bandh that shut schools, markets and transport in parts of Dhubri, as injured protesters received treatment locally with some referred to Guwahati and reported stable.
• The inquiry will examine allegations that the Golakganj OC made derogatory remarks and that protesters were pushed into ponds, while Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi condemned the police action as brutal.