Fresh violence gripped this trouble-torn Assam district leaving at least nine seriously injured while unrest spread to Kamrup (rural) which reported arson and police firing on Thursday.
“Around 12.30 pm miscreants threw acid on an autorickshaw carrying members of a minority family at Gossaigaon town of Kokrajhar district seriously injuring nine travellers,” police said.
The situation in the town was tense since the incident and the injured were taken to nearby Dhubri civil hospital for treatment, they said.
Night curfew is on in the district from 9 pm, while day curfew had been relaxed.
Violence spread to Kamrup (rural), which had been unaffected in the recent Bodo-minority immigrants violence, where a group of people torched several vehicles at Rangiya area during the day.
A bus on way to Guwahati was set ablaze at Bhatkuchi, while several other vehicles stranded on the highway were damaged and a wooden bridge set afire at Kekahati by a mob protesting against the torching of a car at Gandhibari in neighbouring Baksa district on Wednesday night, police said.
The driver of the car had gone missing since the incident.
The mob, which blocked Udiana Chowk in Rangiya in protest since early morning, also tried to attack the vehicle of Rangiya SDO Barnali Deka, forcing the police to use tear gas and fire in the air to disperse them. Deka was, however, reported to be safe, the police said.
The army staged a flag march at Rangiya area after the incidents, the sources said, adding top district officials are also camping there.
The situation in Kamrup (Rural) was stated to be tense but under control.
More than 77 people had lost their lives and scores were injured with nearly four lakh rendered homeless in one of the worst-ever clashes recently.
Meanwhile, Assam government has intensified security in and around Guwahati railway station where two special trains carrying panic stricken students and professionals are expected to reach here tomorrow from Bangalore.
“We do not want the situation to aggravate as the passengers will be thronged by the electronic media and any unwanted statement may have an impact over the volatile situation,” a senior police official said.
Keywords: Assam violence, Bodoland Muslims, Bodo-Muslim clashes, ethnic violence, fresh violence, Kokrajhar
The Govt. of the concerned state as well as the Central Govt. has closed
eyes like Dhrutarashtra about the infiltration and mass religious conversion which is the rout cause of the ethnic riots at any where in
the country like Assam . The national policy should undergo a mass
change keeping our national geographical and cultural scenario routing
out the English Law which was made to rule us treacherously.
We can't blame only to the ruling government because it has proved in history that mostly the oposition does such type negative activities to blame and change the government.But ruling government has it's own responsibilities to controle such voilance. If the government does't controle then they have no right to rule.
Muslim & Bodo brothers please be patient.Let not make our country disturbed by these issues,there is much more issues in our country to be solved.65 years have been completed of our independence,we have not achieved the development as our ancestors expected.please let not ruin our culture(vasudhaika kutumbam "all human beings are equal") which is being followed by Indians from the past.Stay united and work for the country,make our country developed.
Our country is increasingly becoming 'free for all'. There is no
governance and executive, judiciary and police are left to the mercy of
goons. Government is just doing some firefighting and trying to wish
away the problem.
Illegal migrations from Bangladesh had been subverting our peace since
long and Government is looking the other way. What will be Indian
society fabric after 5 years is a cause for concern,
This is Assam today,
UPA gov has proved its inefficiency in ruling the states . Why Assam violence is constantly being brewed ? Why UPA gov is not considering illegal immigrants as an internal issue ? As the number of migrants continue to rise , such cases are bound to rise. Now the effect of this violence is being felt through out the country .
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