Indefinite curfew continues in Assam district

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Posted online: Friday , March 14, 2008 at 04:08:04
Updated: Friday , March 14, 2008 at 04:29:39

Kokrajhar (Assam), March 14: The indefinite curfew continued on Friday in lower Assam’s Chirang district where four people were killed and 10 others injured in police firing on an irate mob protesting against dismantling of a militant NDFB camp on Friday .

The curfew was imposed in areas falling in the Runikata police station area and under Bengtol police outpost at 2 pm, IGP Bodoland Territorial District Administration N M Dutta said.

The camp along the Indo-Bhutan border was dismantled as the militant outfit was provided with designated camps as per the ceasefire guidelines, official sources said.

On Friday, the District Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police handed over the bodies of those killed yesterday to to their next of kin, the sources said.

Over 2000 slogan-shouting people yesterday attempted to prevent the camp from being dismantled, claiming the camp was necessary in the interest of peace when the NDFB was on ceasefire with the Centre.

The Chairman of the Bodoland Territorial Council, under which Chirang falls, Hagrama Mohilary describing the situation as “unfortunate” and a “political conspiracy” offered to provide jobs to the next of kin of the victims under the BTC.

Mohilary was the chief of the now disbanded insurgent outfit Bodoland Liberation Tigers and an opponent of the NDFB.

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