Overview
- Police say a daily-wage mason was assaulted on December 30 in Chakda/Chakdah after being mistaken for a Bangladeshi.
- The social media cell traced the incident from a circulating video and registered an FIR for attempt to murder.
- Superintendent Yogendra Kumar said the two assailants have been identified as Rajnagar residents and search operations are in progress.
- The victim, reported by The Hindu as Mohd. Murshid Alam of Birpur in Supaul, suffered head injuries and was hospitalized.
- Authorities cautioned that action will be taken against those spreading rumours or sharing inciting videos.