Guwahati (India), October 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Fresh tension brewed between Assam and Mizoram along the interstate border in Hailakandi district after a blast near a police outpost and arrest of a Mizoram policeman for his alleged involvement in it, a senior official said.
The blast took place near the Baicherra forward outpost of Assam Police on Friday, Hailakandi SP Gaurav Upadhyay said. The incident occurred around three months after a clash between police forces of the two north-eastern neighbours on a disputed border area in Cachar district left seven people, including six Assam policemen, dead.
“Our outpost was on a hillock and the blast took place just below it. After the explosion, we immediately cordoned off the area and started an investigation,” the Hailakandi SP said.
On Friday morning, an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) official of the Mizoram Police was found loitering in the area and he could not explain his presence there, Upadhyay said.
“We picked him up and during interrogation, we found his involvement in the blast. We arrested him yesterday and produced him in a court, which sent him to judicial custody,” he added.
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