The deceased persons were identified as Boga Chutia and Monitu Gogoi.
The incident took place at Panbari area in Dhemaji district which is located along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
Ranjan Bhuyan, Superintendent of Police of Dhemaji district said that investigation is underway in th
Hours after the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union ordered to stop fuel transportation to Meghalaya amid a border dispute, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state.
Following the firing incident along the Assam-Meghalaya border, the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union on Friday said that it has stopped the transportation of fuel to Meghalaya. The Union sent letters to PSU oil marketing companies informing them of their decision to not load fuel in tankers.
A total of six persons including five from Meghalaya and one from Assam Forest Guard were killed in the firing incident that took place in the Mukroh area along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Tuesday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.
Darrang (Assam) [India], September 25 (ANI): The eviction drive at the Dhalpur area in Assam's Darrang district was carried out with the permission of representatives of the people being evicted, said police on Friday.