Prominent singers Zubeen Garg and Rahul Rajkhowa also posted messages on social media, saying that an entire community must not be held guilty for a crime committed by a few
The parents of Nilotpal Das, a sound-engineer and musician who was lynched along with one his friends Abhijit Nath in Assam바카라s Karbi Anglong district, has appealed for calm amid a surcharged atmosphere in the state that has seen widesperead protests and calls for 바카라revenge바카라 by a section of the people.
Two of Assam바카라s most prominent singers Zubeen Garg and Rahul Rajkhowa, also posted separate messages on social media, saying that an entire community must not be held guilty for a crime committed by a few.
Das, 29 and Nath, 30, were killed by a mob in Karbi Anglong on Friday when they had gone on a road trip to a waterfall in an interior village. The mob, comprising Karbi and Bodo people, allegedly mistook the two visitors for child lifters following messages of miscreants roaming in the area went viral on social media and messaging apps.
바카라The crime was committed by group of miscreants. We hope they get exemplary punishment,. At the same time, we that no innocent is harrased,바카라 Nilotpul바카라s parents Gopal Chandra Das and Radhika Das said in a statement issued on Monday.
Exhorting people to remain calm and ignore rumours over the incident, the Das바카라 also asked the government to initiate steps to educate the people about fake news and superstitions. Their statement was issued in Assamese.
In a lengthy Facebook post, Zubeen Garg 바카라 one of Assam바카라s most popular singer with a huge fan following 바카라 also spoke about the need to educate the people about rumours and superstition.
Pointing out that a section of people from the Brahmaputra Valley were attacking a 바카라certain community바카라 over the incident, Garg said it was uncalled for to link a community over an incident.
He said Assam and the Assamese needed a 바카라new road바카라 at this juncture to move ahead against fake news, superstition, divisive politics and illiteracy.
Rahul Rajkhowa, a student of Delhi바카라s Jawaharlal Nehru University who is known for his powerful songs against the establishment, described the viral social media posts calling for boycotting Karbi Anglong as 바카라obnoxious바카라.
바카라What happened with Nilotpal Da and Abhijeet was wrong바카라The culprits must be severely punished without a doubt. However these obnoxious posts about and then Assamese boys attacking the Karbi community both online and physically needs to stop. You can't shame an entire community of people for a handful of horrible people,바카라 he wrote on Facebook.
바카라For now we need to pray for the lost souls and the law should ensure that the most severe punishment is given to the culprits. Please stop spreading communal hate online you are only worsening the situation (sic),바카라 he added.