DIMAPUR, MARCH 10 (MExN): The Rilan Village Council (RVC) has appealed to the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur to intervene over the alleged trespassing by Assam Police (AP) personnel into the village. According to the RVC, fully armed AP personnel have been repeatedly “visiting” the village without any pre-information or explanation. There have been three such instances this year alone with the latest occurring on March 10. The RVC, in a letter addressed to the Dimapur DC, stated the act of the Assam Police is creating “fear psychosis among women and children” of the village, which is located on the western fringe of Dimapur bordering Karbi-Anglong Autonomous district. The Assam Forest department has a running dispute with the village over boundary demarcation, with the former taking a dogged stance over any sign of developmental activity on the site in question. While the unwelcome “visits” from the AP has passed off without incidents, the RVC termed it as “unwarranted” and urged the DC to take preventive steps. Failing to do so, the village will be “constrained to adopt its own measures,” the RVC in the letter said.
