CBI to Investigate Assam-Meghalaya Border Clash That Claimed 6 Lives

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken charge of the investigation into the deaths of five Meghalaya residents and one Assam forest guard in a border clash at the disputed border between Assam and Meghalaya, reported The Statesman.

The incident occurred on November 22, 2022, in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district when Assam forest department officials intercepted a truck.

According to Assam police officials, a mob from Meghalaya attacked the forest guards and Assam policemen, prompting them to open fire to control the situation.

Five inhabitants of Mukroh village in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district and one forest guard from Assam were killed in this clash.

Earlier this year both the Meghalaya and Assam governments requested the CBI inquiry into the incident.

Following these requests, the CBI re-registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) that were initially filed by the Assam and Meghalaya police.