Assam: Miscreants attack, threaten women along Assam-Nagaland border in Titabor

In a disturbing incident along the sensitive Assam-Nagaland border in Titabor, two Assamese women, Monalisa Cheren and her mother-in-law Malti, became the latest victims of alleged attack by Naga youths. 

The attackers, suspected to be Naga men, allegedly stormed into their home, assaulting the women physically and issuing death threats. The victims recounted their harrowing ordeal, describing how the assailants, believed to be intoxicated and armed, slapped, kicked, and threatened them in the absence of their male family members. "Few suspected Naga men entered our house, slapped me and my mother-in-law, and kicked us. I fell down after the attack. They even threatened to kill me. One of the suspects is named Augustin Zame," Monalisa Cheren told the media.

Despite the gravity of the situation, the response from local authorities has been shockingly inadequate. The victims first approached the Bekajan police to file an FIR, only to be redirected to the Panikheti police, leaving the victims helpless.

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The failure to accept an FIR promptly and the subsequent neglect of the victims' medical needs have raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of local law enforcement in protecting vulnerable citizens residing along the border areas.

The situation took another troubling turn when the Panikheti police, under the directive of the sub-divisional police officer, finally arranged for a medical examination of Monalisa Cheren at the community health center in Borhola. Alarmingly, they assigned a male constable to accompany the victim, disregarding the legal requirement that a female officer be present during such procedures.

Questions have been raised on the local police's response to the recurring incidents of Naga miscreants allegedly attacking people residing along the Assam-Nagaland border.