# 8 Assam villagers injured in firing along Arunachal border 2026-08-10T11:32:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet At least eight Assam residents were injured in an alleged firing by miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh along the inter-state border in Dhemaji district on Monday, August 10, 2026. The incident followed a dispute over land encroachment at Mingmang Basti under Gogamukh Revenue Circle. Seven of the injured were in critical condition and referred to a higher hospital. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the situation was almost resolved and that a minister, the chief secretary and the DGP had been deputed to speak to their Arunachal counterparts. The security in the area has been stepped up. The states share an 804 km boundary, with past clashes recorded in 2023 and 2022. The latest incident echoes a 2023 clash in Panbari in which two Assam residents were killed. In 2022, the Namsai Declaration sought to minimise the number of disputed villages but tensions persist. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - hindustantimes.com - indiatoday.in Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, border dispute, Dhemaji, firing, land dispute Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/8-villagers-injured-3-critical-in-assam-arunachal-border-firing/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/8-villagers-injured-3-critical-in-assam-arunachal-border-firing/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.