Aizawl/ Guwahati, May 29 (PTI): The bodies of two students found dead near Panikhaiti Rail gate in Guwahati yesterday, arrived in Aizawl this afternoon.
Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the apex Mizo student body, said the bodies would be taken to south Mizoram’s Lunglei town for funeral scheduled to be held tomorrow at 10 am.
R Lalmalsawma, a student of Physiotherapy and C.Lalhmangaihsanga, a student of Dialysis course at the Downtown University, Assam, were reportedly found dead yesterday morning and their bodies were being brought to Mizoram.
Police suspect homicide and investigation was launched into the gory incidence.
Tension gripped the state though no reports of untoward incidence have been received from any parts of the state, police said. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today ordered an inquiry into the death of two students from Mizoram. Ajay Sankar Tiwari, Principal Secretary of the Education Department has been directed to conduct a detailed enquiry to find out the cause of death of the two students,” it added.
Meanwhile, Sonowal talked to his Mizoram counterpart Lal Thanhawla and expressed condolence on the death of the two students from the neighbouring state. Sonowal assured Thanhawla that a high level enquiry into the death of the students would be carried out and cause of their death would be brought to light.
