Friday | Jun 20 2025 | 06:49:41 AM
New Delhi, June 14
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma issued shoot-at-sight orders in Dhubri district, bordering Bangladesh, as a communal group is trying to create disturbances which the government will not tolerate, he told media.
Large numbers of people protested in Dhubri town after pieces of meat were found near a temple. Prohibitory orders were imposed and it was withdrawn the next day.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Dhubri on June 13 to review the situation.
He said, “'The order for shoot-at-sight will be issued immediately after I reach Guwahati today and anybody coming out at night or throwing stones will be arrested. Rapid Action Force (RAF) and CRPF personnel will be deployed in the district and all criminals in Dhubri will be arrested".
Sarma said that on the day after the Bakrid festival on June 7, a cow's head was found in front of the Hanuman Temple in the district headquarters, following which both Hindus and Muslims appealed for peace and harmony.
The next day, however, a cow's head was again kept in front of the temple and stones were thrown at night, he added.
Sarma further said, "A day before Bakrid, an organisation named 'Nabin Bangla' had put up "provocative posters" highlighting their aim to include Dhubri in Bangladesh. A communal group has become active in Dhubri to create disturbances and after coming to know about it, I have come to Dhubri and there will be shoot-at-sight orders in force at night in the district".
All criminals in Dhubri will be arrested and all those who have taken law into their hands will be dealt with severely, he added.
