A senior Police official in Guwahati said that the DNLA extremists fired several rounds at the truck drivers and other people before setting six of the trucks on fire.
According to Fire officials, the fire broke out on the first floor of a house located at New Santoshnagar colony reportedly due to a short circuit. The occupants of the house who noticed it immediately rushed out.
Police said the victim identified as Raju (45), from Venkat Reddy Nagar was depressed and doused his body with petrol and set himself ablaze in the bathroom.
Health official Haydar al-Zamili told a leading media outlet that there are fears people are still trapped inside the ward, which reportedly has space for 60 patients.
The blaze erupted around 3 p.m. in private chemical company, SVC Ltd, in the MIDC area of Pirangut village, and quickly spread within the enclosed premises, trapping many workers
According to locals, Siddi Ramulu and his wife left their home for their agriculture field to guard the harvested crop on Sunday night ,leaving Bhavani and their son at home.