Assam Killings

Villagers In Assam Kill Leopard, Gouge Its Eyes Out, Chop Off Paws

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday May 31, 2019

A leopard was killed this morning by villagers in Assam who also gouged its eyes out and chopped off its paws after the animal critically injured a man in the area.

Days After Assam Killing, Cop Transferred; Opposition Seeks Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 6, 2018

Four days after the killing of five persons in Tinsukia district, the Assam government Monday transferred Sadiya police district SP Prasanta Sagar Changmai with immediate effect.

Operation On To Arrest Culprits Of Assam Killings; ULFA Claims Innocence

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Assam police Friday launched a "massive combing operation" to arrest those involved in the killing of five people, including three members of a family, in Tinsukia district.

Sarbananda Sonowal Blames "Inflammatory Statements" For Assam Killings

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday described the killing of five people in Tinsukia district as "an act of cowardice" and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased and a government job for a family member.

Mamata Banerjee Changes Picture To Black As Protest Against Assam Killing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 2, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee turned her social media display picture (DP) black today as a mark of protest against brutal killings in Assam's Tinsukia district with her party Trinamool Congress urging others to do the same.

Gunmen Came In Two Groups To Attack, Says Lone Survivor Of Assam Killings

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 2, 2018

Assailants came in two groups and carried out the attack, said the lone survivor of Thursday's indiscriminate firing by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district.

Court Sets Aside Panel That Indicted Prafulla Mahanta For Assam Killings

Guwahati News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 4, 2018

The Gauhati High Court on Monday set aside constitution of Justice K N Saikia Inquiry Commission that had indicted the erstwhile Prafulla Kumar Mahanta government for extra-constitutional killings of ULFA leaders family members.

Leopard Attacks 3 Members Of Family in Assam, Killed By Villagers

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 30, 2018

A leopard was killed by villagers after it attacked three members of a family in Jorhat district today, a forest official said.

Speeding Train Crashes Into Herd Of Elephants In Assam, Kills 3

Guwahati News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday December 5, 2016

Three elephants were killed after they were hit by a speeding train in Assam early Monday, an official said.

Cash Van Attacked In Assam, Driver Killed

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 16, 2016

A cash-carrying van was today attacked in Assam killing the driver and three more deaths due to apparent stress were reported as people failed to get any respite from chaotic scenes outside ATMs and banks eight days after demonetisation and struggled to secure valid currency.

Delhi University Student From Assam Killed In Road Mishap

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 15, 2016

A 20-year-old Delhi University student, hailing from Assam, died as his motorbike crashed on the pavement in northwest Delhi's Vijay Nagar area, police said on Thursday.

One-Horned Rhino Poached in Kaziranga National Park

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 13, 2015

A day after the forest department in Assam killed a poacher in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, yet another rhino has been killed by poachers in the famous park and made away with its horn.

Month After Assam Violence, Fear Keeps Tribals and Bodos From Returning Home

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday January 23, 2015

Even a month after 80 people were killed after Bodo militants launched an attack on tribal villages in four districts of Assam, fear is a big factor that has kept about 10,000 displaced people from returning home. They continue to remain in relief camps despite facing hardships and shortages.

7 Bodo Militants Arrested in Joint Operation by Army, Assam Police

India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Friday January 9, 2015

Seven terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit faction), suspected to be involved in the December 23 massacre of Adivasis (tribals) in Assam's Kokrajhar, were arrested in a pre-dawn operation jointly carried out by the Indian Army and state police.

Assam Fear: He Saw His Neighbours Slit His Brother's Throat

India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Saturday December 27, 2014

Phuren Basimatry has seen enough blood and guts in his days as a gunner in the army. But nothing had prepared the retired artillery man for Friday's events.