Assam: Prohibitory orders imposed, net suspended after fresh clashes in Kokrajhar

Key Highlights

• Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma said that arrangements are in place to deploy the army, while the Rapid Action Force (RAF) is already on the ground to quell the unrest in Kokrajhar district.
• On Monday night, a vehicle with three Bodos on board had hit two Adivasi persons at Mansingh Road under Karigaon outpost, a home department official said.
• The three Bodos were beaten up by neighbouring Adivasi villagers, and the vehicle was torched.
• One person died then, while another succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday.
• The situation flared up on Tuesday with both Bodo and Adivasi communities blocking the National Highway adjacent to Karigaon outpost, burning tyres and a few houses while setting ablaze a government office and attacking the Karigaon police outpost, he said.