Violence On Assam-Meghalaya Border: Forest Office Vandalised, Vehicle Movements Restricted

Guwahati: A group of villagers from Meghalaya vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, soon after six people were killed in violence that occurred in a disputed area along the border between the two states, officials claimed on Wednesday.

Also Read | Assam Lifts Travel Restrictions To Meghalaya, Six Days After Border Violence

Armed with machetes, rods and sticks, residents of Mukroh village in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district gathered in front of a beat office under the Kheroni Forest Range in Assam along the inter-state border on Tuesday night and set the structure on fire.

Also Read | Heavy rainfall predicted in Kerala, Karnataka

The mob vandalised the forest office and torched properties such as furniture, documents and motorcycles parked in the complex, the officials said. (PTI)

• #violence
• #assam
• #meghalaya
• #State Border
• #Forest Office
• #vandalised
• #Vehicle Movement
• #Restricted