From Sandeep Sharma
GUWAHATI: A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police is leaving for Delhi to question Mizoram’s Rajya Sabha member K Vanlalvena on what they alleged is a deliberate, unprovoked attack by the Mizoram Police near the border on July 26.
Six cops and a civilian were killed in the unprecedented violence between the police forces of two states which had shocked the country. The state police has alleged a conspiracy and accused the Mizoram MP of having a role in it.
The MP had issued a public death threat to the Assam Police.
Standing outside the Parliament House, Vanlalvena told reporters: “More than 200 policemen entered our territory and they pushed back our policemen from our own posts and they gave firing orders first, before we fired. They are lucky that we didn’t kill them all. If they come again, we shall kill them all.”
Assam Police special director general GP Singh said that a team of Assam Police would go to Delhi to question Vanlalvena. Assam police has been maintaining their stand that Mizoram Police fired upon them without any provocation.
“Assam Police team including officers of CID is leaving for Delhi to take lawful action relating to conspiracy behind the incident in light of media interviews of Vanlalvena indicative of his active role in conspiracy,” Singh tweeted.
“The team plans action relating to conspiracy behind the incident in light of a media interview of Rajya Sabha MP K Vanlalvena indicative of his active role in the conspiracy,” Singh tweeted.
The Assam Police has prepared a “picture gallery” of the people involved — including Mizoram Police personnel and locals who opened fire on its personnel, Singh said.
In a statement, the state also announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on the attackers.
The violence in which 65 people were also injured, had started on July 26 at the Inner Line Reserve Forest area of Cachar district.
Later each state had issued tit-for-tat allegations of intrusion in violation of a previous understanding. Paramilitary forces were deployed to keep the peace in the disturbed area.
Just two days before, Union minister Amit Shah had met chief ministers of the northeastern states.
