2 dead in Assam unrest; govt suspends internet

{ KARBI ANGLONG } 38 POLICE PERSONNEL INJURED

- Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha

At least two people were killed and dozens of others, including 38 police personnel, injured as fresh violence erupted in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday amid protests against encroachment by alleged outsiders, police officers said, prompting the state government to temporarily suspended internet services in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts.

The body of a 25-year-old differently abled man, Suraj Dey, was recovered from a building that was set ablaze by the protesters while another local resident, Chingthi Timung, was killed during the clash that erupted in Kherani area, officers said.

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was closely monitoring the situation while expressing grief over the deaths. “I am closely monitoring the situation in West Karbi Anglong. It is deeply painful that two persons lost their lives during today’s unrest,” Sarma said ina post on X.