Assam: Vehicle set ablaze by locals accusing goat theft in Nagaon

Guwahati: A car allegedly belonging to goat thieves was set ablaze by locals in the Samaguri area in Nagaon, Assam on Wednesday.

According to reports, the locals intercepted a car allegedly involved in livestock theft in a village in Samaguri, Nagaon.

After the villagers stopped the suspected car, two persons managed to escape while two others were nabbed by them and handed over to the police.

A local said they even set fire to the car destroying it completely.

The police have begun an investigation in connection with the seizure.

The two suspects nabbed by the locals were also assaulted severely before handing them over to the police, a source said.