JOIN USOne killed, another injured in firing along Assam-Arunachal border
One person died and another was seriously injured in North Assam's Dhemaji district bordering Arunachal Pradesh after miscreants allegedly fired on them on Monday morning.
Police said the incident took place due to a dispute over the land situated along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The two victims are from Assam. The miscreants were from Arunachal Pradesh side and they claimed that the land belongs to the neighbouring state. "The matter has been strongly taken up with the Arunachal Pradesh government for strong action against those involved in the incident. Besides, we have taken up steps to enhance security in the area," a police official in Dhemaji said.
The deceased has been identified as Boga Chutia. The injured was rushed to a hospital.
The incident took place weeks after Assam and Arunachal Pradesh signed an agreement to end disputes on the 800km border the two states share. The agreement signed by CMs of both Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in New Delhi on April 20 sought to end disputes in 123 villages involving 12 districts of Arunachal and eight districts of Assam.
Reacting to the development, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told news channels that deputy commissioner and SP of Dhemaji were investigating the incident. "In the Dhemaji side, in some areas, we have not been able to do demarcation yet. Arunachal Pradesh government is not involved in the incident and only some people who claim the land as their own were perhaps involved," he said.