Dibrugarh, Dec. 14 -- Tinsukia Police of Assam have arrested two persons for allegedly illegally sending labourers from Tinsukia's Gelaphukari tea estate to Arunachal Pradesh, resulting in a fatal road accident in which at least 21 labourers lost their lives.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Md Sirajul Ahmed (36) and Sairuddin Ali (27), both residents of Balupara Gaon village under the Guijan area of Tinsukia district.

The tragic accident on December 8, 2025, occurred when a truck carrying labourers to a construction site in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district skidded off the HMC (Hayuliang-Metengliang-Chaglagam) road near Chaglagam Circle under Hayuliang sub-division and plunged into a deep gorge, estimated at around 700...