New Delhi, July 27, 2021 (PPI-OT):In India, six police officers were killed and fifty others were injured in the fresh violence that broke out at the disputed Assam-Mizoram border. According to Kashmir Media Service, there were reports of firing from the border area which lie over Assam’s Cachar district and Mizoram’s Kolasib district and attacks on government vehicles, reports said.

The violence took place two days after Indian Minister Amit Shah met all Chief Ministers of the northeast at Shillong. Mr Shah called Chief Ministers of both states and asked them to resolve the border issue, reports said. The Chief Ministers of the two states had clashed on Twitter, and tagged Mr Shah in their posts. They tweeted a video of the violence where people armed with sticks can be seen.

Three Mizoram districts – Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit – share a 164.6 km long inter-state border with Assam’s Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj districts. There have been skirmishes at the disputed areas of the border for years, with the residents on both sides accusing each other of intrusion. The last incident was reported in June, when Indian forces of both states exchanged allegations of intrusion. Assam has border disputes with Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh as well.

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