GUWAHATI, June 16 – Despite deployment of additional forces, there is no sign of improvement of the law and order situation in North Cachar Hills district as 12 persons were killed in a gruesome attack this morning, while the miscreants also set ablaze around 20 houses. Police sources said that at around 12 noon today, a group of armed miscreants attacked the Michidui village under Haflong police station and started opening indiscriminate firing killing 12 persons including eight minors on the spot. Two others were injured in the attack and were shifted to Haflong for treatment. Sources said that the miscreants also burnt down 20 houses of the village.
Police said that the village, inhabited by Zeme Naga people, was abandoned following the recent incidents of clashes and the villagers took shelter near a camp of the Assam Rifles camp located around three kilometers away. But only recently, the villagers started going back to the village during day time for cultivation and the armed miscreants took advantage of the situation to attack them. Interestingly, Assam Rifles personnel were guarding the village at night and they also came back to the camp in the morning. The identity of the assailants is yet to be ascertained but it is sure that they belonged to some militant group as they used sophisticated weapons.
It may be mentioned here that there was improvement of the situation in the district following deployment of additional forces and arrest of Black Widow group chief Jewel Garlosa. At present, around 70 companies of forces including Army, CRPF, Assam Rifles and personnel of Assam Police battalions are deployed in the district to deal with militants but even after that the militants have been able to attack innocent villagers.
Our Haflong correspondent reports: The Assam Rifles personnel heard sounds of gunfire and rushed to Michidui village, located around 22 kilometres away from Haflong only to see houses being burnt down. The Assam Rifles men opened fire and managed to chase away the miscreants. During a search operation of the village afterwards, the bodies of 12 persons killed in the attack including those of eight minors were found. The death toll may go up as a through search of the area is being carried out.
Police sources said that the possibility of miscreants getting hit during firing by the security personnel also cannot be ruled out.
Police said that the village, inhabited by Zeme Naga people, was abandoned following the recent incidents of clashes and the villagers took shelter near a camp of the Assam Rifles camp located around three kilometers away. But only recently, the villagers started going back to the village during day time for cultivation and the armed miscreants took advantage of the situation to attack them. Interestingly, Assam Rifles personnel were guarding the village at night and they also came back to the camp in the morning. The identity of the assailants is yet to be ascertained but it is sure that they belonged to some militant group as they used sophisticated weapons.
It may be mentioned here that there was improvement of the situation in the district following deployment of additional forces and arrest of Black Widow group chief Jewel Garlosa. At present, around 70 companies of forces including Army, CRPF, Assam Rifles and personnel of Assam Police battalions are deployed in the district to deal with militants but even after that the militants have been able to attack innocent villagers.
Our Haflong correspondent reports: The Assam Rifles personnel heard sounds of gunfire and rushed to Michidui village, located around 22 kilometres away from Haflong only to see houses being burnt down. The Assam Rifles men opened fire and managed to chase away the miscreants. During a search operation of the village afterwards, the bodies of 12 persons killed in the attack including those of eight minors were found. The death toll may go up as a through search of the area is being carried out.
Police sources said that the possibility of miscreants getting hit during firing by the security personnel also cannot be ruled out.
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