Guhwati: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam took to his Twitter to share an alleged video of policemen from Mizoram celebrating after killing 5 policemen from Mizoram. He claimed that it was “sad and horrific”
After killing 5 Assam police personnel and injuring many , that is how Mizoram police and goons are celebrating.- unhappy and horrific pic.twitter.com/fBwvGIOQWr
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 26, 2021
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At least 5 Assam Police personnel had been killed whereas defending the “constitutional boundary” of the state with Mizoram. According to stories, 50 different officers of the Assam Police had been injured and admitted to Silchar Medical College after the clashes escalated alongside the inter-state border in Cachar district.
Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had claimed six police personnel had been killed in motion, however later revised the determine simply earlier than midnight saying that 5 state police personnel died whereas greater than 50 folks had been injured. Meanwhile, Assam Home Minister Lalchamliana claimed that round 200 Assam armed Police led by IGP, Assam got here to Vairengte Auto-rickshaw stand forcibly crossed responsibility publish manned by CRPF personnel stationed there and overran an obligation publish manned by Mizoram police.
The long-standing dispute has its origin in a notification of 1875 issued in the course of the British period that differentiated Lushai Hills from the plains of Cachar, and one other of 1933 that demarcates a boundary between Lushai Hills and Manipur. Mizoram insists the inter-state boundary needs to be demarcated on the idea of the 1875 notification, a corollary to the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) Act, 1873. Mizoram leaders have been arguing towards the demarcation notified in 1933 claiming Mizo society was not consulted, whereas Assam needs that notification to be enforced.
Tension reportedly flared up once more on Sunday when the huts of eight Mizo farmers had been allegedly set ablaze close to Aitlang stream within the trouble-torn space, DIG (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, informed PTI. All these huts belonged to farmers from Vairengte, the village closest to the Assam border, and had been uninhabited.
