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Fresh violence in Assam again; five dead, curfew imposed

Kashmir Times. Dated: 8/25/2012 11:20:12 PM

CHIRANG, Aug 25(Agencies): At least five people have been reportedly killed in fresh violence in the Chirang district of Assam. The five were stabbed to death at around 5:30pm at Chaoudharipara at Bijni in the district, Assam IGP (Law and Order) L R Bishnoi said. Reports suggest, indefinite curfew has been imposed in the Chirang district after the killings.
More than 80 persons have lost their lives and four lakh were rendered homeless in the violence in lower Assam districts of Korajhar, Dhubri and Chirang.
Displaced Bodo tribals have started returning home from relief camps in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts, but Muslims living in temporary shelters in Dhubri district are staying put.
According to Assam government figures, the number of relief camps in Kokrajhar has come down from 90 to 54.
The number of inmates of the relief camps in Kokrajhar and Chirang has come down from nearly 3 lakh in the last week of July to 1 lakh now.
Government authorities have, however, managed to close only six relief camps in Dhubri, a Muslim-majority district bordering Bangladesh. Nearly 1.5 lakh people are still living in 133 relief camps in Dhubri. Only 29,000 people have left the relief camps in Dhubri.