Violence in Assam has risen again killing 5 more people this time in Chirang District. Curfew has been imposed in the entire territory of Kokrajhar and Chirang.
Earlier, Bodoland Peoples’ Front MLA, Pradeep Brahma, was arrested on Thursday for his alleged role in the ethnic riots in state. MLA’s supporters had, then, warned the state government to release their leader or face their wrath.
The unending month-long violence has taken the lives of many people and left thousands homeless.
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.