After the news reached Rangiya, angry locals blocked NH-31 at Udiana Chowk under Rangiya police station since early morning to protest against the incident.

The mob also tried to attack the vehicle of Rangiya SDO, Barnali Deka, forcing the police to use tear gas and fire in the air to disperse the crowd, the sources said, adding Deka was safe.

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A bus going towards Guwahati at Bhatkuchi was torched and several other vehicles stranded on the highway were damaged by the mob that also set afire a wooden bridge at Kekahati.

The Army staged a flag march at Rangiya area after the incidents, the sources said, adding top district officials are also camping there.

The situation was officially declared as "tense but under control" Kamrup (rural) district. Over four lakh people was rendered homeless in the violence in lower Assam that started late last month.u00a0