Assam plunges into major crisis, uprising toll 9
The Army this morning flag marched twice as thousands of people tried to assemble, even as curfew continued to be clamped in four towns of Tinsukia district.
Eastern Command GOC Lt Gen. Arvind Sharma has also rushed to the spot.
Superintendent of Police Debojit Hazarika confirmed that nine people had been killed in yesterdays mayhem, including a CRPF man stoned to death by a mob, which lasted nearly six hours till past midnight.
The unprecedented uprising took place following four days of tension in the area after the killing of one Ajit Mahanta, who was branded an ULFA cadre by the Army.
Another youth was killed at Makum yesterday afternoon which led to violence there.
Meanwhile, the ULFA nominated Peoples Consultative Group(PCG) has threatened to call off the peace process and the All Assam Students Union has called for a 12-hour state-wide bandh on Tuesday against the alleged Army atrocities in Upper Assam which led to the popular uprising.
Meanwhile, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, addressing a political rally at Tezpur today, informed that she had asked Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to punish the culprit at the earliest while Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced court martial of erring security personnel, beside compensation to the victims family.
As the villagers started regrouping today, the state administration was trying to take control of the situation and sent fresh forces from other districts.
Official sources confirmed that police stations, railway stations, post offices, government quarters and passing vehicles were torched as 20,000 people laid seige at Kakopathar, Makum, Doomdoma, Chabua and Penegri in the district and simply overpowered everything that came their way yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner Gautam Ganguly had expressed helplessness as the entire area of 50 square kilometre turned into a war zone with firing between the security forces and the ULFA and civilians lasting for most part of last night. UNI
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Guwahati: Assam plunged into a major crisis following last nights uprising in Tinsukia district even as curfew continued in four towns, the PCG threatened to call off the peace process and
Army top brass rushed in from Kolkata.The Army this morning flag marched twice as thousands of people tried to assemble, even as curfew continued to be clamped in four towns of Tinsukia district.
Eastern Command GOC Lt Gen. Arvind Sharma has also rushed to the spot.
Superintendent of Police Debojit Hazarika confirmed that nine people had been killed in yesterdays mayhem, including a CRPF man stoned to death by a mob, which lasted nearly six hours till past midnight.
The unprecedented uprising took place following four days of tension in the area after the killing of one Ajit Mahanta, who was branded an ULFA cadre by the Army.
Another youth was killed at Makum yesterday afternoon which led to violence there.
Meanwhile, the ULFA nominated Peoples Consultative Group(PCG) has threatened to call off the peace process and the All Assam Students Union has called for a 12-hour state-wide bandh on Tuesday against the alleged Army atrocities in Upper Assam which led to the popular uprising.
Meanwhile, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, addressing a political rally at Tezpur today, informed that she had asked Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to punish the culprit at the earliest while Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced court martial of erring security personnel, beside compensation to the victims family.
As the villagers started regrouping today, the state administration was trying to take control of the situation and sent fresh forces from other districts.
Official sources confirmed that police stations, railway stations, post offices, government quarters and passing vehicles were torched as 20,000 people laid seige at Kakopathar, Makum, Doomdoma, Chabua and Penegri in the district and simply overpowered everything that came their way yesterday.
Deputy Commissioner Gautam Ganguly had expressed helplessness as the entire area of 50 square kilometre turned into a war zone with firing between the security forces and the ULFA and civilians lasting for most part of last night. UNI
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