From Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI: The situation in curfew bound Hailakandi district in Assam is tense but under control.
The Army has been called in to maintain peace after curfew was clamped in this southern district of Assam on Friday following a clash that left one person dead and 14 others injured.
An official source in the district informed that there has been no major untoward incident since last night. However, the district administration apprehending breach of peace and tranquility further extended the curfew till 7 am of May 13.
A law and order review meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference hall here on Saturday in which Environment & Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, MP Radheshyam Biswas, ADGP (law and order) Mukesh Agrawal, Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli, DIG southern range, PK Dutta, Superintendent of Police, Mohneesh Mishra and others were present.
The meeting discussed threadbare the prevailing situation and confidence building measures to be initiated to bring normalcy in the district.
Minister Suklabaidya said the top priority of the government is to restore normalcy in Hailakandi district.
He said that he had come to take stock of the law and order situation following the unrest at the directions of the Chief Minister.
Suklabaidya appealed everyone to cooperate fully with the district administration in bringing back lasting and durable peace in the district.
At least 15 people were injured, three of them critically, in the clash and more than 15 vehicles damaged and 12 shops vandalised and set on fire in some parts of the town.
One of the injured died at Silchar Medical College and Hospital on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Jashim Uddin.
Internet services have been suspended in the entire Barak Valley since last night as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of rumours and misinformation on social media platforms.
Meanwhile, Minister Suklabaidya, DC Jalli, ADGP Agrawal and SP Mishra visited the residence of the victim at Narayanpur on the outskirts of the town to offer heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family.
