A recap of the killings in Tinsukia:
On Thursday, five members of the Bengali community, including two of a family, were killed allegedly by the United Liberation Front of Assam's Paresh Baruah faction (ULFA-I) on the banks of the Lohit river. The terrorists were in battle fatigues and had randomly picked five people at gunpoint from Kherbari Bisonibari area.
The outfit, however, has denied its involvement in the incident.
The deceased were identified as Ananta Namasudra, Abinash Namasudra, Subal Das, Dhanai Namasudra and Syamal Biswas from the Bengali community.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday described the killing of five people in Tinsukia district as "an act of cowardice" and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased and a government job for a family member.
A team of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders today met the families of those massacred by suspected terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed anguish over the killings and said an "environment of violence" was prevailing in the country. The party has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for the families of the victims.