2 killed, 38 houses burnt in NC Hills

Haflong (Assam), May 9 (PTI) In continuing clashes in
central India's northeastern Assam's North Cachar Hills
district, two persons were killed, four others injured and 38
houses burnt down in an interior village Saturday.

A group came to Phoiding village, dominated by Dimasa
ethnic community under Mahur police station and 40 km from
district headquarters Haflong, around 6 AM and fired at random
killing two persons on the spot, official sources said, adding
the injured were admitted to Mahur hospital.

As the villagers ran away in panic, the attackers set
on fire 38 houses completely gutting them.

The attack followed Friday's firing at Jorai village
in the district by a group which shot at and injured a
45-year-old man and set ablaze 14 houses.

The 'Citizens Rights Protection Volunteers' (CRPV), a
little known organisation, in an sms to local media have
claimed responsibility for both the incidents and even
threatened to continue their attacks on the Dimasa community,
the majority in the district.

Clashes have been continuing in the district for the
past two months as two local communities were engaged in a
turf war in the area. PTI