Members of the Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad (TAYP) andAsom Jatiyabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) demanded compensation of Rs. 20lakh to be paid for the family of Debashish Gogoi who was beaten to death atMariani on Saturday last.
The TAYP and AJYCP staged demonstrations in protest on Monday againstthe alleged lynching of Debashish Gogoi by workers of Gabroo Purbat tea estatenear Mariani in Jorhat district recently.
They alsodemanded trial of the case by a fast track court.
The organizations also demanded to hang of those found guilty in the beating up of and subsequent death of Debashish.
BothJorhat Lok Sabha MP Topon Gogoi and Assam Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasaon Monday visited the house of Debashish at Milgaon, Puthinidi, Mariani andexpressed their grief at his death.
Visiting the deceased family, Topon Gogoi said hehad spoken to state chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal regarding the setting upof a fast track court to try the case.
Meanwhile, police detained three more persons for questioning on Sunday night regarding the incident. Altogether five have been arrested who are all workers of the tea estate and have been sent to three days police remand.
