- 32 people dead out of which 9 bodies were recovered Bodoland Territorial Area Districts of Kokrajhar and Baska
- National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) is the cause for this and the NIA will investigate further
- All this started when heavily armed militants shot dead three members of a family, near the Ananda Bazar area, insurgents opened fire at Balapara-I village in neighbouring Kokrajhar, leaving eight persons dead and several injured.
- Around 100 houses and a wooden bridge was burnt and later the police opened fire in the air after a mob armed with spears and sticks tried to burn the forest range
- Baksa, Kokrajhar districts were affected out of the four BTAD districts (Baksa, Kokrajhar, Udalguri and Chirang) and several people ran away from their homes seeking for shelter at the relief camps
- The Chief Minister has told that whoever is found responsible they will be punished and wants to speak to Bhutan as militants may hide there.
- The NDFB claims there is no involvement in the crime and it’s a planned political conspiracy by the Assam government to trigger clashes between two communities.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/nia-to-probe-assam-killings-toll-32-hundreds-flee-their-homes/article5974400.ece
Exams Perspective:
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Bodoland Territorial Area Dispute
- Unrest in Northeast