New Delhi/ GUWAHATI: At least five people were killed by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam or ULFA terrorists in upper Assam's Tinsukia district on Thursday evening.
Initial reports said the terrorists belonged to the the ULFA-Independent faction led by Paresh Baruah. The terrorists wore battle fatigues and randomly picked five people at gunpoint from Kherbari Bisonibari area and killed them by the bank of the Lohit river, reports said. All the victims were Bengalis, the police said.
The Army has launched a massive counter-insurgency operation along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The Assam Rifles is keeping a vigil on the porous Indo-Myanmar border.
Several Bengali organisations have called for a 12-hour bandh in Tinsukia district today to protests the killings. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also said the Trinamool Congress will take out rallies across the state.
Here are the updates on Tinsukia incident:
Nov 02, 2018 11:19 (IST)
Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the killing. The party also said it will join the protests called by Trinamool Congress.
Nov 02, 2018 11:05 (IST)
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also condemned the attack on Twitter. "Deeply anguished by civilian casualties in an attack in Upper Assam region. It is a reprehensible act of mindless violence. Spoke to Assam CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal regarding the incident and asked him to take strict possible action against the perpetrators of this heinous crime," he said.
Nov 02, 2018 10:47 (IST)
The Army has launched a massive counter-insurgency operation along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The Assam Rifles is keeping a vigil on the porous Indo-Myanmar border.
Nov 02, 2018 09:04 (IST)
ULFA has denied role in the attack. According to reports, the attack was carried by Paresh Baruah faction of the terrorist group.
Nov 02, 2018 08:49 (IST)
Trinamool Congress said it will hold protest rallies in Kolkata, Siliguri, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Nadia and other places.
Nov 02, 2018 08:45 (IST)
Assam police chief Kuladhar Saikia and top officers rushed to the spot about 500 km from state capital Guwahati.
Nov 02, 2018 08:44 (IST)
The terrorists were in battle fatigues and randomly picked five people at gunpoint from Kherbari Bisonibari area and killed them by the bank of the Lohit river. All the victims were from Bengal.