Adya Shraddha of Sam Stafford performed

Adya Shraddha of Sam Stafford performed

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Adya Shraddha of Sam Stafford performed

A seaof mourners gathered at Hatigaon High School field on Sunday morning to attendthe Adya Shraddha of 17-year-old Sam Stafford, who died in a firingincident in Guwahati following an anti-CAB protest.

Samwas injured in the incident which took place at Namghar street intersection onDecember 12 evening. He later succumbed to bullet injuries at a hospital. He wasa drummer and was returning from Latasil playground, where Zubeen Gargperformed in solidarity with protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA).

Samwas rushed to a hospital in Hatigaon by some locals and from there he was sentto the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he died.

Meanwhile,various programmes including an all-religion prayer was organised in the AdyaShraddha. Apart from some artistes and AASU leaders, scores of people from differentparts of Guwahati also gathered to attend the rituals.

Guwahati CAA Protest Adya Shraddha Sam Stafford