FOREST OFFICE TORCHED.TWO VEHICLES SET ABLAZE
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FOREST OFFICE TORCHED.TWO VEHICLES SET ABLAZE

A group of villagers from Meghalaya allegedly vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam's West Karbi Anglong, following the killing of six people in violence in a disputed area along the border between the two states, officials claimed on Wednesday.

At least two vehicles one in Mukroh village where the violence took place on Tuesday and another in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong were set ablaze by a mob, they said.

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