The thing is, West Karbi Anglong is effectively a war zone right now. Specifically, the district continued to burn this Tuesday as mobs went on a total rampage. They torched shops, flipped vehicles, and went after the police with everything from stones to arrows. It’s messy, or nothing.
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This all kicked off because of a massive row over land—specifically Karbi tribal groups demanding the eviction of “outsiders” from grazing reserves. And then the violence followed.
The state government had to pull the plug on the internet in both Karbi Anglong districts just to slow down the chaos. Here’s the kicker: even the top brass isn’t safe. Assam’s DGP, Harmeet Singh, is on the ground and actually got hit in the shoulder himself. He reported that 38 personnel, including an IPS officer, have been injured so far.
The protesters supposedly promised peace yesterday. But then they came back today with bombs and gas cylinders. Let’s be real, the police are barely holding the line with tear gas and rubber bullets while getting shot at with arrows.
The timing is what really stings. Everything seemed to calm down Monday night after the Education Minister showed up. But as soon as he left around noon on Tuesday, the fire started again. They even burned down the ancestral home of the KAAC chief, Tuliram Ronghang.
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It’s raw out there. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu tried to end a hunger strike by the protesters, but the legal reality is a nightmare. Specifically, the whole thing is stuck in the Gauhati High Court because the settlers filed petitions to stop the evictions.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says a rumor about arrests is what really lit the fuse on Monday. People thought hunger strikers were being hauled off to jail, but they were actually being moved to a hospital in Guwahati. Now, the whole region is under Section 163 restrictions, which basically means no gatherings allowed.
But the mobs are defying it anyway. Specifically, the situation is still unfolding, and the tension is thick enough to cut with a knife.
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