Dima Hasao killings: Strong action will be taken, says Assam Police DGP

Описание: Dima Hasao killings: Strong action will be taken, says Assam Police DGP

A day after 5 people were killed in an alleged attack by militants of the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta reached Diyungbra on Friday evening to take stock of the situation.
Mahanta said that “very strong action” will be taken against the perpetrators, adding that additional forces, including paramilitary, have been deployed in the area.
“Seven companies of Assam Rifles are deployed here, police are here and additional forces are being brought. Senior officers have visited the area after last night’s incident and they are looking into it. Our effort will not just be to stop such an incident but to make sure that it does not happen again and such acts will not be tolerated,” the police chief said.
He said the police have established links of Thursday night’s incident to the DNLA and further investigation is underway.
Five truckers were killed in Dima Hasao’s Diyungbra area, a little over 200kms from Guwahati when their coal-laden trucks were attacked by alleged militants of the DNLA late on Thursday night. According to the police, several rounds were fired at the truck drivers and others before setting seven of the trucks on firDima Hasao killings: Strong action will be taken, says Assam Police DGP

A day after 5 people were killed in an alleged attack by militants of the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta reached Diyungbra on Friday evening to take stock of the situation.
Mahanta said that “very strong action” will be taken against the perpetrators, adding that additional forces, including paramilitary, have been deployed in the area.
“Seven companies of Assam Rifles are deployed here, police are here and additional forces are being brought. Senior officers have visited the area after last night’s incident and they are looking into it. Our effort will not just be to stop such an incident but to make sure that it does not happen again and such acts will not be tolerated,” the police chief said.
He said the police have established links of Thursday night’s incident to the DNLA and further investigation is underway.
Five truckers were killed in Dima Hasao’s Diyungbra area, a little over 200kms from Guwahati when their coal-laden trucks were attacked by alleged militants of the DNLA late on Thursday night. According to the police, several rounds were fired at the truck drivers and others before setting seven of the trucks on fir



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