Mizoram accuses Assam of encroachment as border dispute escalates
The Hindu
A host of district officials and police personnel from Assam arrived and forcefully seized land in the Kolasib district, Superintendent of Police Vanlalfaka Ralte alleged
Mizoram on June 30 accused Assam of encroaching upon its land in the Kolasib district, in a new escalation of the border dispute between the two Northeastern States. Kolasib district’s Superintendent of Police Vanlalfaka Ralte said that over a hundred officials and policemen led by Assam’s Hailakandi district Deputy Commissioner and SP entered Mizoram’s territory and has been camping there since June 29. The area, locally known as Aitlang hnar (the source of river Aitlang), belongs to Mizoram and is about 5 km from Vairengte village in Kolasib which borders Assam’s Karimganj district, he said.More Related News