Guwahati, Aug. 25 -- The local administration on Monday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of a 23-year-old youth in Assam's Tamulpur district, following allegations that he was lynched after a road accident.

An official statement said the inquiry has been initiated considering the seriousness of the incident, public sentiment, and media reports.

District Magistrate Pankaj Chakravarty has tasked Goreswar Circle Officer-cum-Executive Magistrate Trilina Tiad to lead the probe and submit her report urgently.

The deceased, identified as Abhishek Das, was returning from a nearby tourist spot with three friends when his car met with an accident at Bharali Chowk on August 20.

According to a complaint filed by the family at Tamulpur...