Sinlung /
16 October 2011

Dimasa Village Burnt By HTF in Former NC Hills District

assam village burnt by HTFSinlung Says: What I said has come true, I warned the Assam Government not to go ahead with Renaming NC Hills as it was too controversial, there are too many ethnic tribes who call it their home.

The Assam Government moved with Rs. 1000 Crore of scam money and it is a fact that the name Dima Hasao was bought with this money. Now, the other ethnic tribes strive for existence, HTF which was formed because of the renaming and this was Assam Government’s doing...

Now, What will Assam Government do?

Haflong (Assam), Oct 16 : One person was killed and three others, including two women, were injured in fresh violence in Assam's Dima Hasao district when miscreants attacked an ethnic Dimasa village and set ablaze 16 houses, police said on Sunday.

The attackers swooped down on Gaijan village and torched 16 of the 36 houses there last night killing the man.

Local underground outfit Hills Tiger Force (HTF) has claimed responsibility for the incident.

Police and paramilitary forces have rushed to Gaijan village and security measures were intensified in the district, formerly known as North Cachar Hills district, the police said.

Eight houses were burnt down at Chota Longri village and chief of surrendered insurgent group Dima Hasao Daogah(James) James Dimasa, at Haflong on Friday night.

Police arrested two persons yesterday in connection with the Chota Longri violence and a 12-hour district bandh was observed by All Dimasa Students Union, Dimasa Women Society and Dimasa Mothers Association in protest against it and the killing of Dimasa.

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