Guwahati : At least two people including a minor boy were killed and 25 others including 5 police personnel injured during a clash between protesters and security personnel in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Thursday.
According to the reports, the incident took place at Maibong area in the hill district, where over thousand protesters had blockade railway track protest against alleged inclusion of Dima Hasao district in the proposed Frontier Nagaland.
The situation turned more violent while protesters had damaged railway tracks, railway station and also damaging vehicles of DC and SP of the hill district.
The protesters also pelted stone targeting to security personnel.
Following the protesters act, police resorted baton charge and fired tear gas shells to control the situation.
While a mob trying to attack security personnel, police had opened fire upon the protesters.
In the police firing incident, two people including a minor boy was killed and 20 others injured.
Five police personnel were also injured in the mob attack.
Assam ADGP (SB) Pallav Bhattacharya said that, the situation is still tense and injured persons were rushed to hospital.
Protesters also blockade railway tracks and roads at Haflong, Mahur, Langting area in the district.
Meanwhile, top police officials had rushed to Maibong area.
The social organisations led Dimasa Apex Body, Jadikhe Nisho Hosom had called for a 12-hour bandh in the district protest against inclusion of Dima Hasao district in the proposed Frontier Nagaland.
On the other hand local people claimed that at least four people including a minor boy were killed in police firing.
Meanwhile, the district administration has imposed curfew in the district following the violent incident.
On the other hand, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had asked his two colleague ministers Chandra Mohan Patowary and Parimal Suklabaidya to visit the trouble torn district and to take stock the situation.
Recently, a mob had tried to burn down the office of RSS, parent organization of BJP at Haflong in the district.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
