In Margherita a socking incident took place on April 24, 2019.Unidentified miscreants opened fire at the residence of BJP leader, Pulakesh Mahanta. Pulakesh Mahanta's house is located at No 1 Lajum village located in Margherita. According to sources miscreants attacked the leader's vehicle by firing two gunshots.The vehicle was identified as nano bearing AS-12-6939.

Currently, the police have taken the car into custody and also a massive search operation has been undertaken to nab the culprits.

No casualties have been reported so far.