US EditionTensions Escalate in Assam: Bodo-Adivasi Clashes Intensify
- On Tuesday, clashes between members of the Bodo and Adivasi communities erupted in Kokrajhar district, Assam, following a mob attack that left one person dead, police said.
- A road accident late on Monday involved a vehicle with three Bodo men that allegedly hit two Adivasi persons on Mansingh Road, after which villagers attacked the occupants and set the car on fire.
- The Karigaon outpost and a government office were among the targets as protesters blocked the National Highway adjacent to Karigaon outpost, burned tyres, and set fire to a few houses and an office building.
- Security forces and communications curbs were imposed to prevent escalation, with the Rapid Action Force deployed in sensitive areas and mobile internet and data services suspended by the Assam government.
- The Bodoland region has a history of Bodo‑Adivasi clashes between 2008 and 2014, and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pramod Boro urged cooperation and restraint to restore peace.
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Mob Lynching In Assam’s Kokrajhar Leaves One Dead, Four Injured; Internet Services Suspended
The incident occurred on Monday night when a group of youths associated with a road construction project were returning in a Scorpio vehicle after a site inspection in the Aoudang area.
Clashes, internet cuts in Assam after two killed in mob violence
Kokrajhar/Guwahati: Fresh clashes erupted allegedly between Bodos and Adivasis in Assam’s Kokrajhar on Tuesday, January 20, a day after mob violence left two persons dead, following which the Rapid Action Force (RAF) was deployed, internet/mobile data services were suspended in two districts and prohibitory orders imposed, officials said. One of the four persons injured in the mob violence in Karigaon area succumbed to injuries at the Kokrajhar …
Assam: Internet services suspended in Chirang district amid escalating tensions
The Assam Government on Tuesday ordered the suspension of internet and mobile data services in Chirang District following escalating violence that erupted after a road incident in neighbouring Kokrajhar District on January 19.
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