Assam Police summons Rajya Sabha MP in connection with Assam-Mizoram border clash
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Mortal remains of Assam Police personnel who died in the clashes at Lailapur on the border.
Guwahati/Aizawl: The Assam Police summoned Mizoram MP K Vanlalvena on August 1 for questioning over his alleged "threat" in connection with Monday's border violence, which left six of its personnel dead and over 100 people from both states injured, officials said on Friday.
MP Vanlalvena has been asked to appear before the Officer-In-Charge of the Dholai police station in Assam's Cachar district at 11 am on August 1 "without fail".
Mizoram has also registered a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and six other officials, including an IG, DIG and Deputy Commissioner, in Vairengte police station on the border violence issue.
Meanwhile, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga hoped for an amicable solution to the border disputes. Zoramthanga, who earlier appealed to maintain a calm and peace along the boundaries of the two states, tweeted: "I still hope for an amicable solution to the Assam-Mizoram border tension from the Central Government."
Officials in Guwahati said that an eight-member police team, also comprising CID officials, went to Delhi on Thursday to serve the police summons to Mizoram's Rajya Sabha member K. Vanlalvena. But they could not find him at his residence and Mizoram Bhavan in Delhi and pasted the summons on the doors in both the places.
The Assam Police also served similar summons to six Mizoram officials including Kolasib Deputy Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana and Superintendent of Police Vanlalfaka Ralte, asking them to appear before investigating officer, DSP, HQ, Kalyan Kumar Das, on August 2 in connection with the case registered at the Dholai Police Station in Cachar district.
Assam Police's Special Director General G.P. Singh said that a case has been registered at the Dholai police station in the killing of six Assam Police personnel, under various provisions of Indian Penal Code, and the Arms Act besides Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
In another development, 15 MLAs of Assam's Barak Valley, cutting across all political parties, have decided to move court against the Superintendent of Police of Mizoram's Kolasib District for his "barbaric act that led to the death of six Assam police men and scores of people injured". The meeting of the MLAs was chaired by Assam's Urban Development Minister Ashol Singhal.