5 Assam cops killed, over 50 wounded amid border clash with Mizoram

Updated : Jul 27, 2021 08:20
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Editorji News Desk

At least five Assam Police personnel were killed on Monday  as violence along the Assam-Mizoram border spiralled out of control.

The government of Assam urged Mizoram to restrain its people and police personnel in a newly released statement on Tuesday morning. According to the statement, more than 50 Assam police personnel were admitted to Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

Chief ministers of two BJP-ruled states had also engaged in a war of words on Twitter with each blaming the other side for violence. 

A senior police officer said on Monday that tension flared along the border after eight farmers' huts were set ablaze by unidentified miscreants.

The incident happened a day after a meeting of chief ministers of northeastern states chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Shillong, during which the border issue was raised.

Shah reportedly spoke to both the CMs on Monday and asked them to resolve the dispute.

The situation along the Mizoram-Assam border has been on the boil since June-end when Assam Police allegedly took control over an area known as 'Aitlanghnar' and accused Mizoram of encroaching on its territory.

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