Assam district cracks down on groups of dacoits
The Hindu
Gangs reportedly forewarn their victims before striking in area bordering Bangladesh
The police in western Assam’s Dhubri district have cracked down on groups of dacoits that have reportedly been playing mind games with their victims before striking. A person known to some victims took to social media seeking Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s help in checking a string of dacoities in the district bordering Bangladesh. He said the dacoits had been forewarning the families they target about striking on a particular date. “They come on the dot, loot every valuable, beat up the inmates and melt into the darkness,” the appeal from social media user Apratim Mukarji read.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.