Tension flared up again along the Assam-Mizoram border on Tuesday after the Assam police allegedly fired at three Mizo residents, reported ...
Tension flared up again along the Assam-Mizoram border on Tuesday after the Assam police allegedly fired at three Mizo residents, reported PTI. One of them was injured in the alleged firing.
The latest incident came weeks after five Assam police officers were killed after tensions escalated along the state’s border with Mizoram. Assam and Mizoram share a 164.6-km-long border, which has long been a cause of dispute. Several rounds of dialogue since 1994 have failed to resolve the disagreement.
On Tuesday, H Lalthlangliana, the deputy commissioner of Kolasib district in Mizoram, told PTI that the incident happened around 2 am at the disputed Aitlang Tlangpui area along the border with Assam’s Hailakandi district.
The three residents from Vairengte town had gone to the disputed area to collect meat from a friend, Lalthlangliana said. He said that the civilians were identified as Lalchhandama, Lalduhawmi and Vanlalrovi, reported EastMojo.
When the three Mizoram residents reached the spot, they heard a loud whistle from their friend, who was identified as Nibus. When the citizens whistled back in response, the Assam police guarding the border opened fire, the deputy commissioner alleged.
As they ran to take cover, Lalduhawmi sustained a minor injury on her arm, Lalthlangliana said, adding that she has been discharged from a hospital where...
