Earlier in July, the Supreme Court had extended its July 31 deadline to August 31 for publication of the final Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC).
An affidavit was filed by the Centre seeking a direction for 20% re-verification of the final draft of the NRC in the districts bordering Bangladesh and 10% in the rest of Assam.
Man identified as Hussain Ali (45), who hailed from Raikata Sandanpur of Hojai district has allegedly been lynched by the women of an Assam village, West Karbi Anglong district after he raped a woman and her minor relative