Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Two Murder Case Accused Injured In Separate Assam Police Firings
A former Central Reserve Police Force member named Biman Barua was killed in Assam.
Police arrested five people in connection with the case.
Two of the arrested men were later injured when police opened fire.
Police said the first man tried to take an officer’s gun and run away.
They said the second man attacked an officer during a search for the alleged murder weapon.
Both men were shot in the right leg.
They were taken to hospitals for treatment.
The court sent the accused into police custody while the investigation continues.
Former Central Reserve Police Force personnel Biman Barua was allegedly stabbed by five people in Assam’s Sivasagar district on September 18.
Police arrested alleged prime accused Vicky Singh in Nagaland and four other suspects by the following day.
Singh was shot in the right leg after police said he tried to seize an officer’s weapon and escape.
Another accused, Md Rubul Khan, was shot after police said he attacked an officer with a sharp-edged object during a weapon-recovery operation.
Both men were hospitalized, while the murder investigation and preparation of a detailed chargesheet are continuing.
- Who
- Former Central Reserve Police Force personnel Biman Barua was killed; five people were arrested, including Vicky Singh and Md Rubul Khan.
- What
- Two murder-case accused were injured in separate police firing incidents during the investigation.
- When
- Barua was killed on September 18; Singh was shot on September 19, and Khan was shot on the following Monday night.
- Where
- The killing occurred in Rangajan Bengali Basti in the Bihubar area of Sivasagar district, Assam; the arrests and shootings occurred during the investigation in the region and Nagaland.
- Why
- Police said Singh attempted to seize an officer’s service weapon and escape, while Khan allegedly attacked an officer during a search for the suspected murder weapon.
- Victim
- Biman Barua, a 35-year-old former Central Reserve Police Force personnel
- Location of killing
- Rangajan Bengali Basti, Bihubar area, Sivasagar district, Assam
- Date of killing
- September 18
- Arrests
- Five accused were arrested, including alleged prime accused Vicky Singh
- Police firing injuries
- Vicky Singh and Md Rubul Khan were each shot in the right leg
- Hospital treatment
- Khan and Singh were receiving treatment at Assam Medical College and Hospital; Khan was referred there after initial treatment
- Legal action
- The case was registered under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other relevant provisions