Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Truck Driver Arrested After Alleged Dagger Attack on Assam MLA
A truck hit a parked car near an office in Assam.
The car belonged to a worker from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The party’s local lawmaker, Ritu Baran Sarmah, and others spoke to the truck driver.
Sarmah said the driver seemed drunk and pulled out a dagger.
A crowd tried to stop the driver as he lunged at the MLA and others.
People nearby beat the driver and then handed him over to the police.
The MLA was not hurt.
A Home Guard and two party workers were reportedly injured.
A truck driver allegedly attacked BJP MLA Ritu Baran Sarmah in Sonitpur, Assam, on Saturday.
The truck first rammed a parked vehicle belonging to a party worker outside the MLA’s office.
Sarmah said the driver was allegedly drunk and pulled a dagger from the truck.
A video showed the driver lunging at the MLA and others as a crowd tried to stop him.
Locals beat the driver before handing him to police; the MLA was unharmed, while a Home Guard and two party workers were reportedly injured.
- Who
- Truck driver, BJP MLA Ritu Baran Sarmah, party workers, a Home Guard, and local residents.
- What
- A truck driver allegedly threatened the MLA and others with a dagger after the truck struck a parked vehicle; the driver was handed to police.
- When
- Saturday; no date was specified.
- Where
- In front of the MLA’s office in Sonitpur, Assam.
- Why
- The incident followed the truck ramming a parked vehicle belonging to a party worker; the driver’s alleged motive was not stated.
- MLA
- Ritu Baran Sarmah, representing Barchalla constituency
- Location
- Sonitpur, Assam
- Initial incident
- The truck rammed a parked vehicle belonging to a party worker
- Alleged weapon
- A dagger taken from the truck
- Arrest
- Locals handed the driver over to police
- Reported injuries
- A Home Guard and two party workers were reportedly injured; the MLA was not injured