Police fired in air to disperse mob protesting girl's death

The police fired in the air to disperse a mob who had blocked National Highway 31 to protest against the death of a girl in a road accident in Assam's Baksa district today, a police spokesperson said here.
A 16-year-old girl died on the spot after being knocked down by a speeding truck at Barama this morning following which angry locals blocked the highway.
The police tried to persuade the protesters to lift the blockade but they turned violent. They pelted stones injuring two policemen and set ablaze a truck and an excavator.
The police then fired in the air and the crowd began to disperse though tension continued to prevail in the area, the spokesperson said.

Senior police and civil officials have rushed to the spot and strict vigil was being maintained to prevent further outbreak of violence.
The victim girl has been identified as Deepshikha Medhi, a class X student of a local school.