12 Student Protestors Injured in Police Firing in Haflong, Assam

Haflong, Apr 10 : More than 12 protestors comprising mainly of Tribal ethnic students of North Cachar Hills Assam, including 2 girls, were injured when police fired on demonstrators at Haflong, headquarter of Assam's North Cachar hill district, Friday.

The demonstrators, under the banner of NC Hills Indigenous Students' Forum, were demonstrating at the bus stand demanding bifurcation of the hill council into two districts for the Dimasa and non-Dimasa tribes of Jemi, Hmar and Kuki.

As the students refused to vacate the area, police first resorted to lahi-charge and then opened fire at 8.45 am.  The injured students have all been admitted to Haflong civil hospital.

The current situation is to be blamed directly to the Tarun Gogoi policy of appeasing the Dimasa militants while not even raising a thought on the ethnic population.

Sinlung Says:
A Bloody carnage awaits Mr. Tarun Gogoi and We at Sinlung.com hold you directly responsible for this unnecessary incident and future incidents that will because of you folly. Sinlung.com request the NIA to uncover the money triangle as to how the district name got changed with money. Incase NIA wants to contact the news editors -  we have enough proof to support our claim. It’s time Tarun Gogoi resigns to better and brighter Assam.