Man shoots at girl, self

TINSUKIA, April 29 – In a bizarre incident, one Sanjib Chakraborty (37), a married business man and son of late Anil Baran Chakraborty of Sripuria, Tinsukia, fired from point blank range at Mrigaya Dey (19), a degree first year student of Makum College and daughter of Gobinda Dey of Sunday Market, Makum, on NH-37, at Chandmari of Makum town.

The girl was on way to college for appearing in an examination and Sanjib, father of a three-month-old child,

went to meet her by a Maruti Alto car (No AS-23-E-3811). He was talking with the girl by the railway line near the approach road to Makum College. After a few minutes he shot at the girl on her head with a pistol and then shot himself. After the incident, the duo has been first admitted to the Civil Hospital, Tinsukia in a critical condition. They have been later shifted the Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh. Though the real reason for the incident could not be ascertained, it is suspected to be the fallout of a love affair. Further investigation is on.