Cbi Probes Lower Assam Violence

The CBI has started its probe into the lower Assam violence and met the state chief secretary and senior police officials. It will file fresh cases after obtaining the files from the Assam Police and then visit the affected areas with teams of experts. The probe has been handed over to the Special Crimes Zone, which is based in New Delhi, by the CBI’s top brass. CBI has a huge task at hand as close to 310 cases have been registered by the Assam Police. It will also take the help of local police during investigations. More than 70 people have died in the ethnic clashes between tribal Bodos and Muslims in the four districts. On the issue of Bangladeshis, Gogoi said, “We have got reports that people from other states and areas near Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) are illegally taking shelter in the camps. Their antecedents will be checked and we will not allow rehabilitation of outsiders. Only genuine Indian citizens will be rehabilitated.”