New Delhi: The tension along the Assam-Mizoram border increased again on Tuesday, almost three weeks after both circumstances involved in clashes of violence that made 7 dead and at least 50 injuries.
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In the last round of escalation, Mizoram accused the personnel of Police Assam opened fire on his civilians wounding one.
However, Assam claimed that the men in uniform only returned fire after criminals from the other side of the border sprayed bullets on them.
Deputy Deputy of Kolastic, Lalthlangliana told the PTI news agency that the incident occurred around 2am in the disputed Aitlang area limiting the Hailakandi Assam district when three Vairengte residents went there to collect meat from a friend, who.
invite them to come.
However, a senior official Assam has a different incident version.
Official Assam told PTI that the weakness of the Mizoram side showered the bullet in the darkness of the top of the hill of Darasing when the workers were building a road to the border from Bilapur under the MGNREGA scheme.
“In return to shoot from the side of Mizoram, Police Personnel Assam also fired several rounds,” the official said.
Barrack District Valley from Cachar, Karimanj and Hailakandi shared the border of 164 km with three Mizoram districts in Aizawl, Kolastic and Mamit.
Mizoram was Assam District before being carved as a separate union area in 1971 after years of rebellion.
The border problems are cut after that as perceptions where the limit must be different.
While Mizoram wanted to be along the internal line which was notified in 1875, which was felt by the Mizo tribe was part of their historical homeland, Assam wanted to be limited according to the district demarcation carried out far later.
(With input from PTI)