Aizawl: A 29-year-old trooper of the Assam Regiment was beaten to death by a group of people in Mizoram.

The incident took place during a clash at Bualpui Coffee Board. Zakaria, a soldier of the Assam Regiment, was returning home on leave when he was picked up at Lengpui Airport by a friend who was driving a truck.

On their way back, an altercation reportedly took place involving several individuals who were returning from a picnic near a coffee plantation in the Bualpui area, on the Kawnpui side.