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8 villagers injured, 3 critical in Assam-Arunachal border firing
At least eight Assam villagers were injured on Monday when unidentified gunmen from the Arunachal Pradesh side opened fire at Mingmang Badati in Dhemaji district. Three of the injured are in critical…
The Story in Brief
At least eight Assam villagers were injured on Monday when unidentified gunmen from the Arunachal Pradesh side opened fire at Mingmang Badati in Dhemaji district. Three of the injured are in critical condition and have been referred to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said senior police officials from both states are in talks and additional forces have been deployed.
The incident is the latest in a long-running land dispute along the 804-km inter-state boundary. In June 2023, two Assam residents were killed in a similar firing in Panbari. The Namsai Declaration of 2022 had reduced the number of disputed villages from 123 to 86, but tensions remain high in the Dhemaji-Lower Siang belt.
The Indian Opinion
The firing is the latest in a decades-old boundary dispute that both states have failed to resolve. Each side blames the other for encroachment, but the Namsai Declaration of 2022 was meant to reduce contested villages from 123 to 86. That number has not publicly moved since. The question is not which side fired first but whether the two chief ministers will now enforce the declaration or let the cycle of violence continue. The next joint investigation report will tell us.
Source: timesnownews.com
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