Attack On Assam Cops Will Be Retaliated: Himanta Biswa Sarma On Encounters

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that one person has been killed and seven others have been injured for their alleged involvement in drug rackets since he assumed power on May 10.

Justifying the series of encounters that have taken place in Assam in the last two months, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that attacks on the police will be "retaliated" and "extreme steps" as per the law will be taken to stop such criminals. Replying to a Zero Hour discussion on narcotic drugs initiated by AGP MLA Prodip Hazarika, Mr Sarma said that one person has been killed and seven others have been injured for their alleged involvement in drug rackets since he assumed power on May 10. "Any attack on the police will be retaliated. The Assam Police cannot be a mute spectator when their service revolvers are snatched or culprits try to flee," he said. Mr Sarma said that the government has announced a zero- tolerance policy towards narcotic drugs and as long as he is in power, "this will go on".