Assam-Meghalaya border dispute: Situation tense in Jaintia Hills, mob torches three vehicles including a city bus

In Shillong, miscreants torched a traffic booth and a city bus during a candle march.

The situation in both the states remains tense after the firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya border. In Meghalaya’s capital Shillong, miscreants set a traffic booth on fire on Thursday evening. Along with this, three police vehicles including a city bus were also set on fire.

According to news agency ANI, people organized a candle march on Thursday to protest against the firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya border on 22 November. Shillong’s East Khasi Hills SP S Nongtanger said that during the march, protesters pelted stones and hurled petrol bombs at police personnel deployed there. Security personnel had to throw tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. Three police vehicles including a city bus, a gypsy were damaged in the incident.

Thousands of people took out the candle mart in Shillong on Thursday.

Forest office set on fire after vandalism
Earlier on Wednesday, a group of villagers from Meghalaya allegedly ransacked and set on fire a forest office in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Apart from this, an SUV was set on fire near Mahavir Park in Jhalupara area of ​​Shillong. Following reports of attacks on vehicles coming from Assam in Meghalaya, the Assam Police advised car drivers not to venture into the neighboring state. The administration has allowed only vehicles with Meghalaya registration to enter the state.

The miscreants set the city bus on fire.

Demand for investigation by central agency
Both the Assam and Meghalaya governments demanded a central agency probe into the incident. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday – I have also discussed the incident with the Chief Minister of Assam. We demand that a central agency investigate the matter. NIA or CBI should investigate this incident.

The Assam government also agreed to this and said that they would cooperate in the investigation. Assam minister Jayant Mallabarua also said on Wednesday that the Assam government has requested the central government to conduct a CBI inquiry into the firing incident in Mukroh area along the Assam-Meghalaya border.

Only vehicles with Meghalaya registration are being allowed to enter the state.

what is the whole matter
Violence broke out on Tuesday in a disputed area bordering Mukrohgaon in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district and Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills after a truck carrying illegally cut timber was stopped by the Assam Forest Guards. This was followed by firing and six people including a forest guard were killed. Of the six killed in Mukroh village, five were residents of Meghalaya and one was from Assam. Following the incident, the Meghalaya government has suspended mobile internet services in seven districts, while the Assam Police has issued an alert in the border districts.

Violence escalates on Meghalaya-Assam border, miscreants burn down Assam Forest Office

After setting fire to the forest office, security personnel are guarding there.

Violence escalated after six people were killed in firing on Tuesday in a disputed area along the Meghalaya-Assam border. Meghalaya villagers allegedly ransacked and set on fire a forest office in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Meanwhile, two vehicles were torched by mobs in Mukroh village and Meghalaya’s capital Shillong. Read full news…