Mizoram Police firing kills 6 Assam Policemen, injures more than 50

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Despite almost 75 years of Independence, border disputes between States still rage in India, leading to victimisation of the Police. The rulers are responsible for this situation !
In the ‘Hindu Rashtra’, every problem will be solved promptly, effectively and appropriately !

Aizawl (Mizoram) – As the border dispute between Assam and Mizoram flared up again, 6 Assam Policemen were killed while 50 injured in a firing incident in Assam’s Cachar District on the night of 26^th July. Among the injured is Assam Superintendent of Police, Vaibhav Nimbalkar.

The Chief Ministers of Assam and Mizoram are blaming each other on social media over incidents of violence. The two Chief Ministers have been tweeting various videos accusing each other’s Police of entering their States and committing violence. Union Home Minister Amit Shah held discussions with the States’ Chief Ministers and instructed them to resolve the border dispute amicably.

After both the Chief Ministers gave assurances in this regard, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that Mizoram Police celebrated after Assam State Policemen were killed.

The Central Reserve Police Force has clarified that their units are operating neutrally along with the Police of both States; but the State Police are firing on each other.

Five Assam policemen killed in violent turn to border dispute with Mizoram https://t.co/w5CAIs5pPP

— Sameep Shastri 🇮🇳 (@sameepshastri) July 26, 2021

What is the Assam-Mizoram border dispute?

Assam-Mizoram border dispute has been going on since the British times and is over a hundred years old. The main problem is that the two States do not have clearly demarcated borders. For the past few years, this border dispute has become a dispute between Hindus and Muslims. The people of Mizoram allege that the people in Assam border areas are mainly Bangladeshi Muslim intruders. The Hindus on the Mizoram border fear that these intruders are encroaching on Mizoram land illegally. Assam and Mizoram share a boundary spanning 164.6 kms. Violence had erupted between people in the border areas in August 2020 and February 2021 due to territorial disputes. Assam Police had launched a crackdown on alleged encroachments on their land. Border disputes between the two States has flared up ever since and the situation is tense since 10th July