NEW DELHI: The eviction drive in Assam turned violent on Thursday as a mob clashed with the police, which to push again the protestors, resorted to lathi cost and opened hearth — resulting in the dying of two individuals.
Assam Police was finishing up the drive to evict alleged encroachers within the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district when the incident occurred.
A staff from the Sonapur circle workplace and the police went to Kochutoli village within the district to evict Bengali-speaking Muslim villagers who had beforehand been faraway from the encroached land however had once more returned, an official informed information company PTI.
The villagers, together with girls, attacked the officers and policemen with sharp weapons, sticks and stones, leading to accidents to a Justice of the Peace and over 20 police personnel, the official claimed, including {that a} police car was additionally broken within the incident.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed the Congress for the scenario that developed and mentioned {that a} income circle officer was additionally injured within the conflict.
“The eviction drive occurred peacefully. When the Congress began opposing the eviction drive within the morning, the scenario turned worse and numerous individuals with lathis, bamboo sticks attacked the police and authorities officers staff who went to the realm immediately. 22 police personnel and a Income Circle officer have been injured. Police additionally resorted to firing photographs and two individuals died and 7 others are injured,” Sarma mentioned.
The deceased have been recognized as Jubahir Ali and Haider Ali, he mentioned.
Sonapur circle officer Nitul Khataniar, deputy commissioner of police (East) Mrinal Deka and Sonapur police station officer-in-charge, Hirak Jyoti Saikia are amongst those that received injured.
Later, extra safety forces have been deployed within the village with senior civil and police officers, who collectively introduced the scenario below management however the rigidity prevailed in the complete space.
Assam Police was finishing up the drive to evict alleged encroachers within the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district when the incident occurred.
A staff from the Sonapur circle workplace and the police went to Kochutoli village within the district to evict Bengali-speaking Muslim villagers who had beforehand been faraway from the encroached land however had once more returned, an official informed information company PTI.
The villagers, together with girls, attacked the officers and policemen with sharp weapons, sticks and stones, leading to accidents to a Justice of the Peace and over 20 police personnel, the official claimed, including {that a} police car was additionally broken within the incident.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma blamed the Congress for the scenario that developed and mentioned {that a} income circle officer was additionally injured within the conflict.
“The eviction drive occurred peacefully. When the Congress began opposing the eviction drive within the morning, the scenario turned worse and numerous individuals with lathis, bamboo sticks attacked the police and authorities officers staff who went to the realm immediately. 22 police personnel and a Income Circle officer have been injured. Police additionally resorted to firing photographs and two individuals died and 7 others are injured,” Sarma mentioned.
The deceased have been recognized as Jubahir Ali and Haider Ali, he mentioned.
Sonapur circle officer Nitul Khataniar, deputy commissioner of police (East) Mrinal Deka and Sonapur police station officer-in-charge, Hirak Jyoti Saikia are amongst those that received injured.
Later, extra safety forces have been deployed within the village with senior civil and police officers, who collectively introduced the scenario below management however the rigidity prevailed in the complete space.
