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Border Soldier Killed in Road Rage in Own State; Mob Attack Claims Life, 8 Arrested.
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News18•21-09-2026, 23:09
Border Soldier Killed in Road Rage in Own State; Mob Attack Claims Life, 8 Arrested.
- •29-year-old Assam Regiment soldier Zakaria Lalhriatluanga was brutally killed in a road rage incident in Mizoram.
- •The soldier, posted in Jammu and Kashmir, was returning home on leave when attacked by youths on NH-306.
- •A minor dispute with a group returning from a picnic escalated into a fatal clash near Bualpui village.
- •The mob surrounded and severely beat the soldier with sticks, kicks, and punches, leading to his death on the spot.
- •Police have arrested 8 individuals, including 6 adults and 2 minors, in connection with the murder.
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A minor traffic argument erupted on National Highway-306 near Bualpui village between a truck carrying the soldier, who was returning from Lengpui Airport on leave, and a vehicle of youths returning from a picnic.
Zakaria Lalhriatluanga was a 29-year-old soldier of the Assam Regiment posted in Jammu and Kashmir, and he was traveling to his ancestral village of New Builum in Mizoram after receiving leave.
Kolasib police registered a murder case based on a complaint by the victim's mother, resulting in the swift arrest of six adult suspects and the apprehension of two minors involved in the attack.
