DOOMDOOMA, Oct 26: A day after a horrific road accident on the Tinsukia-Doomdooma bypass claimed four lives, residents staged a road blockade near Samdang New Line on Sunday, placing the bodies of the victims on the road to demand adequate compensation for the bereaved families and the establishment of a police outpost in the accident-prone stretch.
More than 200 men and women from neighbouring tea estates, joined by leaders of the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA), held the district administration, police and transport department responsible for the recurring accidents on the bypass. ATTSA Tinsukia district committee president Jagat Nayak alleged that repeated assurances by the authorities to improve road safety had remained unfulfilled.
The protesters later submitted a six-point memorandum to the Tinsukia district commissioner through Doomdooma co-district assistant commissioner Kritartha Neog before withdrawing the blockade. Their demands included an immediate police outpost at Samdang, adequate compensation for the four deceased, a ban on vehicles carrying green tea leaves along the bypass, installation of streetlights and the closure of illegal liquor shops along the road. They also sought the intervention of Doomdooma MLA Rupesh Gowala to ensure public safety.
The accident occurred around 5 pm on Saturday when a Mahindra Bolero Maxx carrying green tea leaves allegedly hit a motorcycle and several pedestrians while attempting to overtake another vehicle. Pintu Tanti of Samdang New Line died on the spot, while Subrata Bhakta (19) and Ganesh Praja (20) succumbed to their injuries at Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital. The fourth victim, Rajesh Kishan, an assistant travelling in the Bolero Maxx, was also killed.
The Bolero Maxx driver, Manoranjan Moran of No. 1 Pithaguti under Kakajan in Philobari, and two assistants, Manish Tanti of No. 1 Kakajan and Pawan Karmakar, whose permanent address is yet to be confirmed, sustained serious injuries. They were initially taken to Tinsukia Medical College and Hospital, after which Moran and Karmakar were referred to the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh for advanced treatment.
Both the Bolero Maxx and the motorcycle caught fire following the collision, burning Pintu Tanti, Subrata Bhakta and Rajesh Kishan. The driver of the other vehicle escaped unhurt. Police seized all vehicles involved in the accident and moved them to Doomdooma police station.
Senior officials visited the spot as tensions ran high in the area. Doomdooma co-district superintendent of police Diganta Dutta and Doomdooma police station officer-in-charge Manujjal Gogoi monitored the situation on the ground, while Tinsukia district commissioner Sumit Sattawan and senior superintendent of police Mayank Kumar Jha also inspected the site. Jha announced that a high-level inquiry would be conducted to ascertain how the vehicles caught fire following the collision.
Original Source: https://assamtribune.com/assam/four-deaths-spark-tinsukia-doomdooma-bypass-blockade-protesters-seek-compensation-1621200
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Publish Date: 2026-10-26 10:25:00
