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Eight injured in firing along Assam-Arunachal border
At least eight Assam villagers were allegedly injured, three critically, in firing by unidentified persons at Mingmang Badati near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Monday, police said. Seven injured people were shifted…
The Story in Brief
At least eight Assam villagers were allegedly injured, three critically, in firing by unidentified persons at Mingmang Badati near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Monday, police said. Seven injured people were shifted from Dhemaji civil hospital to Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh. Assam police are investigating claims that armed men in uniform fired during a land dispute, and have deployed additional forces to prevent escalation.
The states share an 804.10-kilometre boundary, with several disputed stretches. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said senior officials would contact their Arunachal counterparts, but described the incident as a local land dispute rather than a conflict between the states. A 2022 agreement sought to reduce contested villages from 123 to 86, but clashes have continued.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that this was either a fresh inter-state confrontation or proof that the 2022 agreement has failed completely. Neither conclusion is established yet. Police have not verified villagers’ allegations about armed officials, while the injuries and earlier fatalities in the area show that local disputes can turn deadly. The immediate test is an impartial investigation, clear identification of those who fired, and whether the two state administrations publish action taken against them.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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