Assam: Two dead in shooting along border with Arunachal Pradesh

Two persons died and two others were injured in a shooting that occurred in Assam’s Dhemaji district on Monday morning, Pratidin Time reported.

The incident took place in the Panbari area along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.

Ranoj Pegu, the MLA from Dhemaji, on Twitter identified the dead as Boga Chutiya – a resident of the Borbila Chutiakari village – and Monitu Gogoi. Those who were injured have been identified as Pushpa Gogoi and Akoni Gohain.

Pegu said that officials from the district administration and local police are at the spot.

Very sad to share that Monitu Gogoi has succumbed to his injuries.— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) June 5, 2023

Superintendent of Police Ranjan Bhuyan said that local residents had arranged a plantation drive at the border area on the occasion of World Environment Day, the Hindustan Times reported. Seven persons had gone to the spot in the morning to make arrangements for the drive, he said.

The police chief said that unknown persons fired at the group, due to which one of them died on the spot. Three persons were taken to the Dhemaji Civil Hospital, where one of them died.

The remaining three persons went missing and the police are looking for them, Bhuyan said.

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