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Assam for CBI probe in communal violence
Tuesday August 07, 2012 06:22:40 PM,
IANS
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Guwahati: Hinting that
some "external forces" were behind the communal clashes in three
districts, the Assam government Tuesday said it has decided for a
CBI probe in the violence, which left 73 people dead and over four
lakh people displaced.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told media persons here that there were
external and internal forces behind the violence between Bodo
tribals and Muslim settlers.
The clashes started in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts of the
Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) and later spread to
contiguous Dhubri district.
"Some external forces have always been active in Assam to create
some sort of disturbances in the state," said Gogoi and added that
the government has already started the process to hand over the
probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The chief minister said that the situation has improved in the
violence-affected areas but he also expressed concern over the
recent fresh incidents of violence in Kokrajhar district.
"We are worried over the recent incidents of violence. I have
instructed the chief secretary and other officials to deal with
the situation strictly," said Gogoi.
"We have to deal with the situation strictly. Police have already
arrested 170 people for indulging in the violence. I have also
instructed the police in BTAD to seize all the illegal arms and
ammunition, if found in possession with civilians and other
anti-social elements," he said. Police have also been instructed
to go for preventive arrests if required, he added.
Gogoi said that the deaths in the violence have gone up to 73,
including 15 killed in relief camps and four in police firing. Of
the 15 killed in relief camp, seven were children, he said.
The chief minister said that 65 companies of para-military forces
were deployed in the affected districts at present and that a
total of 1.17 lakh people have already returned to their houses
from the relief camps.
Gogoi also said that 95 police pickets have already been set up in
all the sensitive areas of the districts and that the remaining
pickets will be set up soon.
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