The scene at Dikoi village (Assam-Nagaland border) on April 22 after at least 30 houses in the village were burned down.
Dikoi inhabitants highlight “inactive stance” of Nagaland Government
Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 22
Tension over land continues to simmer in the disputed Dimapur-Karbi Anglong border. Fresh trouble erupted on April 22 as at least 30 houses were torched and gun firing occurred at Dikoi village, which is located in the disputed western periphery of Dimapur. There was, however, no report of any human casualty. The day’s violence was allegedly triggered by gunshots that originated from Dikoi.
According to the inhabitants of Dikoi, Assam Police personnel started firing in the direction of the village at around 1:10pm, Tuesday. The shooting lasted for over an hour. The Assam Police personnel along with the CRPF then swooped down on the village from the south and started torching houses, the inhabitants said. It calmed after the Dimapur police intervened.
The Assam Police, however, maintained that they retaliated after they were fired upon by the inhabitants. A Maruti Gypsy (NL 07 7276) was also confiscated and taken away. The Assam Police alleged that the shots fired by the inhabitants came from the vehicle. The Dikoi inhabitants refuted the allegation stating they did not resort to any gun firing. They further expressed dismay over the Nagaland government’s inactive stance on the prevailing border row with the Assam Police.
Today’s was the sixth shooting incident in the vicinity of Dikoi since March 21. The inhabitants of Dikoi asserted that they were the targets in all the shootings. Dikoi is located in a small hillock sloping into a south-west direction.
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