The dead man found on Saturday was identified as Abu Baqr Sidique (15), one of four Muslim lemon traders who went missing on Friday on their way to a wholesale market, said L.R. Bishnoi, an inspector general of police of Baksa district.
Police suspect that Bodo militants are behind this weekend's violence but no arrests have yet been made. The army has been deployed to Baksa and a curfew is in place.
#Assam: Bodies of four kidnapped traders recovered by Police.
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) July 13, 2014
Earlier, Forty-one Muslims were killed by suspected Bodo militants two months ago in and around Baksa, during the five-week long general election in India.
Bodies of 3 lemon traders who were missing fem Friday fished out of Beki river in Baksa dist of Assam.NDFB (Songbijit) deny their hand in it
— Manoj Anand (@manojananda) July 13, 2014
