Posts tagged ‘Assam’

28/08/2012

* One killed in fresh Assam violence

BBC News: “One man has been killed and five others have been injured in fresh violence in India’s Assam state, police said.

An Indian riot refugee woman sleeps as her child reads a book at a relief camp during India’s ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi visit in Deborgaon in Kokrajhar, India, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

In the first incident, a man was killed and four others were wounded, while the second incident left one man injured. Both clashes occurred in Kokrajhar.

At least 87 people have died in fighting between indigenous Bodo tribes and Muslim settlers in Assam since last month.

More than 300,000 people fled their homes after the fighting.

Most of them are still living in relief camps.

There has been tension between indigenous groups and Muslim Bengali migrants in Assam for many years.

Last week, police arrested a local politician, Pradeep Brahma, for his alleged involvement in the recent ethnic violence.

Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang were some of the districts worst affected by the clashes.

An indefinite curfew has been enforced in Kokrajhar and the army has marched through the streets of some of the troubled neighbourhoods.”

via BBC News – India: One killed in fresh Assam violence.

24/07/2012

* 4 killed in police firing as Assam violence continues

The Hindu: “The toll in continuing violence in western Assam reached 25 on Tuesday with four persons killed in police firing in Kokrajhar district, where shoot-at-sight orders and indefinite curfew were in force.

“Four persons were killed in police firing this morning when they were indulging in violence in the Rampur and Chaparkata areas of Kokrajhar,” IGP, Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), S N Singh said.

Sporadic incidents of violence and arson were reported from Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts, while the situation was tense in neighbouring Bongaigaon and Udalguri districts. Bongaigaon and Udalguri districts fall under the BTAD.

Around 70 houses in four villages at Bijni in Chirang district were torched. Over 50,000 people are housed in relief camps.

There were reports of violence spreading to Sonitpur district in north central Assam also.

Shoot-at-sight orders and indefinite curfew continued in Kokrajhar, where the army was deployed, while night curfew was in force in Dhubri and Chirang districts, official sources said.”

via The Hindu : States / Other States : 4 killed in police firing as Assam violence continues.

See also: India suffers from serious ethnic clashes

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