Taxi driver beaten to death outside Kamakhya Temple in Assam

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Guwahati: A taxi driver was beaten to death outside the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam on Wednesday.

The victim of this incident is identified as Rupam Das, who worked as a taxi driver. He was a resident of Nilachal Hills.

The accused is identified as Rahul Patak and is reportedly arrested by the police.

The incident took place after a heated dispute occurred between Rahul and Rupam outside the shamshan yesterday. After the dispute, Rupam was sleeping near a hotel when the accused person arrived with a stick and road and started beating him.

Rupam was severely injured after the incident and was taken to a hospital but died on the way.

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As per reports, it is being said that the accused person Rahul was a drug addict loitering in the area without any reason.

The police suspects that the victim and the accused both were intoxicated when they got into a fight.

Investigation regarding this matter is ongoing and samples are being collected to jump into conclusions.

Further investigation into this matter is underway.

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