Tribes clash in Assam’s Kokrajhar, internet services suspended

Police personnel deployed in Kokrajhar area after clashes. PIC/ANI

Clashes erupted allegedly between Bodos and Adivasis in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday, a day after mob violence left one person dead, following which the Rapid Action Force (RAF) was deployed and internet/mobile data services suspended temporarily, officials said.

On Monday night, a vehicle with three Bodos on board had hit two Adivasi persons under Karigaon outpost under Kokrajhar police station, a home department official said. The three Bodos were beaten by neighbouring Adivasi villagers and the vehicle was torched, and one person died in the incident.

On Tuesday, the situation flared up with both communities blocking the National Highway, burning tyres while setting ablaze a government office and attacking the Karigaon police outpost.

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