Border Row: Assam villagers flee after facing harassment from 'Meghalaya supporters'

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Meghalaya border after more than 150 Garo tribals, including children and pregnant women, had to flee after allegedly facing harassment from ‘Meghalaya supporters.’

The conflict in the village, which is under Boko Assembly Constituency in Kamrup district, is primarily between locals who support Meghalaya and those who support Assam in the border row.

On Monday night, more than 50 people were reported to have fled more than 10 kilometeres away from their village, out of fear of being attacked by the ‘Meghalaya supporters.’

They reached Jariaht village, where the All Rabha Students' Union (ARSU) members gave them shelter in their office compound. Today, more than 100 people from the same village who were hiding in jungles, reached Jariaht.

Pitdon Sangma, the village headman of Upper Tarabari village alleged that Meghalaya supporting residents of the village had threated Assam supporters and demanded Rs 5,000 from them.

Meghalaya border after more than 150 Garo tribals, including children and pregnant women, had to flee after allegedly facing harassment from ‘Meghalaya supporters.’

Meghalaya border after more than 150 Garo tribals, including children and pregnant women, had to flee after allegedly facing harassment from ‘Meghalaya supporters.’

Meghalaya border after more than 150 Garo tribals, including children and pregnant women, had to flee after allegedly facing harassment from ‘Meghalaya supporters.’

Meghalaya border after more than 150 Garo tribals, including children and pregnant women, had to flee after allegedly facing harassment from ‘Meghalaya supporters.’