India, Aug. 16 -- Three youths from Assam's Golaghat district, who went for an outing on Friday late afternoon, were allegedly attacked by a group of miscreants near the Nagaland border, police said.

One of the victims sustained a gunshot injury in the incident, while the other two were beaten with sticks, the family members of the victims said. The incident happened in the Merapani area of Golaghat near the Assam-Nagaland border at around 6 pm.

The victims - identified as Simsat Basumatary, Subrat Nayak, and Prakash Boro - travelled from Kadamguri village to a nearby forested area across the border in Nagaland for an outing. While returning, they were reportedly intercepted by three armed individuals who demanded identification documen...