CBI to probe Mukroh firing incident along Assam-Meghalaya border
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25 November, 2022 11:28 am IST
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The firing incident in Mukroh on the Assam-Meghalaya border that led to the death of six people on Tuesday will be investigated by the CBI, Ministry of Home Affairs said. The statement came after a delegation of Meghalaya Cabinet led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded an inquiry by a central agency.
On Thursday, a delegation of the Meghalaya Cabinet led by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday and demanded a central agency inquiry into the Assam-Meghalaya border firing that led to the death of six people.
In a tweet, the MHA said “Meghalaya CM @SangmaConrad met Union Home & Co-op Minister @AmitShah today and requested CBI inquiry into unfortunate incident on Assam-Meghalaya border. Govt of Assam has also requested CBI inquiry into the matter. HM @AmitShah has assured that GOI will conduct CBI inquiry”.
Six people, including a forest guard, were killed in the incident along the border between the two states in the early hours of Tuesday. While the Meghalaya government has said the violence occurred at Mukhroh in the state’s West Jaintia Hills and was the outcome of “unprovoked” firing, its Assam counterpart said the incident took place in the state’s West Karbi Anglong district when forest personnel opened fire to save their lives from “unknown miscreants” smuggling timber.
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