A person was beheaded by his friend, who was then lynched by a mob in Assam's Morigaon district on Tuesday.
     
Deukan Bora (37) decapitated his friend Khargeswar Bordoloi (36) with a dagger at Sikabori village, under Morigaon police station, police sources said.
     
Angry villagers then pounced on Bora and beat him up severely.
 
Bora was declared dead at Morigaon Civil Hospital, sources said.
 
It was not clear why Bora had killed Bordoloi but investigations were on.