India, Jan. 21 -- Tension gripped Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday as clashes erupted between members of Bodo and Adivasi communities, a day mob violence over suspicion of cattle theft claimed two lives, prompting the administration to deploy the Rapid Action Force (RAF) and temporarily suspend internet/mobile data services, officials said.

The trigger for the violence was an incident that occurred around 7.30 pm on Monday, when a vehicle carrying construction workers from Bodo community was stopped by a mob on suspicion of cattle theft. During the confrontation, the vehicle - a Mahindra Scorpio -reportedly hit two Adivasi people at Mansingh Road under Kokrajhar police station, after which the occupants were assaulted by the mob, wh...