Assam-Meghalaya Border Dispute: Police officer wounded in tussle

New Delhi: A Meghalaya police officer was injured on Wednesday in an attempt to control the situation after large groups of people from the state and neighboring Assam came face-to-face near the disputed inter-state border area. There was a problem here last day also. This information was provided by officers. The status of the Deputy Superintendent of Police level officer of Ri-Bhoi district is now out of danger.

Assam Meghalaya Border Dispute:

Police officials from Assam and Meghalaya said that forces from both sides have reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

The incident took place at Umlapar in West Karbi Anglong district of Assam, where a group of around 250-300 people from Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district went to meet two persons with whom an Assam police personnel had allegedly mingled on Monday night. was abused. Protesters from across the border damaged a bunker during the protests on Tuesday.

However, on their way to the village, local residents blocked the road and clashed with the people of Meghalaya, a police officer from West Karbi Anglong district said. Ri-Bhoi district's SP N Lamare said that police teams from both the states reached the spot to disperse the crowd. Lamare said that a deputy SP was injured during the scuffle. He was taken to a nearby medical unit and is out of danger now.

Tension prevailed in Umlapar area on Tuesday morning after a personnel of an Assam Police camp allegedly misbehaved with two people from the border state at a post on Monday night. A group of people from Meghalaya on Tuesday allegedly damaged an Assam Police bunker near the inter-state border while protesting the alleged misbehavior. The situation then calmed down after the intervention of senior police officers from both the northeastern neighboring states.

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