Arunachal Pradesh restricts civilian movement on Assam border

Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh government on Monday imposed restrictions on civilian movement along the inter state border with Assam following the launch of counter insurgency operations carried out by army, paramilitary troops against NDFB (Sangbijit) militants who responsible of the massacre left 81 dead.

According to the Arunachal Pradesh government statement, the Home minister of the state government Tanga Byaling had directed to the principal home secretary to issue necessary directions to the district administration to restrict on civilian movement in the inter state border with Assam in view of counter insurgency operations launched by security forces against militants along bordering areas and in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh

In the instructions issued by the stats government said that hunting in the jungles along inter state bordering areas also banned.

"All DCs and SPs have been asked not to allow mass gathering in public places to avoid any unfortunate mishap, " a top official of Arunachal Pradesh government said.

"All arms licence holders were directed not to carry weapons within or outside the state," the official said.

On other hand, security forces on Monday apprehended two linkman of NDFB(S) in Sonitpur district.

The nabbed linkman had identified as Suklai Basumutary and Arun Narzary.

By Hemanta Kumar Nath