Assam Shooting

A senior official in the Assam Government allegedly died by suicide at a hospital in Guwahati after his wife died following a prolonged illness, the police said.

An Assam Rifles soldier opened fire at six of his colleagues and then shot himself dead in Manipur last night - in an incident that authorities claimed was not related to the ongoing ethnic conflict.

Five people were arrested on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district in connection with the incident of firing at the state's border with Assam in which two persons were killed, police said.

The Assam Police on Tuesday arrested police constable of Sonari police stationfor allegedly shooting his colleague in Assam's Charaideo with his service gun.

A police officer allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver at the Silchar Sadar police station in Assam's Cachar district on Monday, officials said.

An Assam police constable was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing his four-month pregnant wife at his official quarter near Sadar Police station in Dibrugarh district.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Bisawa Sarma has called for an urgent review meeting on Thursday on the Covid scenario in the state with positive cases shooting up five times within a week.

In yet another instance of Assam Police firing at an accused in a criminal case, a man arrested in a motorcycle theft case was shot on the leg in Kamrup district when he allegedly tried to escape from custody.

A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.

Assam's opposition parties Congress and Assam Jatiya Parishad came down heavily on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his statement that shooting criminals who try to escape from custody or snatch service guns of police "should be pattern".

The Assam Police today shot dead an alleged contract killer wanted for two murder cases in the state's Chirang district. The shooting happened after the accused tried to snatch a gun from a police officer, the police said.

A day after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that shooting at criminals "should be the pattern" if they attempt to escape from custody, another incident took place in the outskirts of Guwahati on Tuesday.

The Assam Chief Minister plans to overhaul the state's police department by increasing its efficiency. Himanta Biswa Sarma, however, on Monday also justified shooting criminals trying to escape custody.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh, on Friday ridiculed Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh stating that her recent visit to poll-bound Assam looked more like a film shoot as she plucked leaves at a tea estate there in the off-season.

A senior official in the Assam Government allegedly died by suicide at a hospital in Guwahati after his wife died following a prolonged illness, the police said.

An Assam Rifles soldier opened fire at six of his colleagues and then shot himself dead in Manipur last night - in an incident that authorities claimed was not related to the ongoing ethnic conflict.

Five people were arrested on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Siang district in connection with the incident of firing at the state's border with Assam in which two persons were killed, police said.

The Assam Police on Tuesday arrested police constable of Sonari police stationfor allegedly shooting his colleague in Assam's Charaideo with his service gun.

A police officer allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver at the Silchar Sadar police station in Assam's Cachar district on Monday, officials said.

An Assam police constable was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing his four-month pregnant wife at his official quarter near Sadar Police station in Dibrugarh district.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Bisawa Sarma has called for an urgent review meeting on Thursday on the Covid scenario in the state with positive cases shooting up five times within a week.

In yet another instance of Assam Police firing at an accused in a criminal case, a man arrested in a motorcycle theft case was shot on the leg in Kamrup district when he allegedly tried to escape from custody.

A Delhi-based advocate's complaint has landed the Assam Police on the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) radar over what he said was an "encounter spree" that began after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's government took charge.

Assam's opposition parties Congress and Assam Jatiya Parishad came down heavily on Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his statement that shooting criminals who try to escape from custody or snatch service guns of police "should be pattern".

The Assam Police today shot dead an alleged contract killer wanted for two murder cases in the state's Chirang district. The shooting happened after the accused tried to snatch a gun from a police officer, the police said.

A day after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that shooting at criminals "should be the pattern" if they attempt to escape from custody, another incident took place in the outskirts of Guwahati on Tuesday.

The Assam Chief Minister plans to overhaul the state's police department by increasing its efficiency. Himanta Biswa Sarma, however, on Monday also justified shooting criminals trying to escape custody.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh, on Friday ridiculed Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh stating that her recent visit to poll-bound Assam looked more like a film shoot as she plucked leaves at a tea estate there in the off-season.