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Assam Minister Parimal Suklabaidya interacting with the family members of Intaz Ali
Cachar: In yet another incidence of clash in the Assam-Mizoram border, one Intaz Ali was brutally killed by Mizo miscreants after he was kidnapped. State Minister of Fishery, Excise, and Environment and Forest, Parimal Suklabaidya rushed to the spot after hearing about the tragic incident.
The tension along the Assam-Mizoram border started on October 17, when almost 20 houses and shops were set on fire in the border area. The incident left several injured. Suklabaidya earlier visited Lailapur area in Cachar district on Thursday to take stock of the situation, and also reassured the locals that the state government is with them.
The minister was accompanied to Lailapur by Dilip Kumar Dey, Deputy Inspector General, Southern Assam; Keerthi Jalli, Deputy Commissioner, Cachar; V Meena, the Superintendent of Police, Cachar; Jagdish Das, Additional SP of Cachar, and others.
Suklabaidya termed this tragic incident as "highly condemnable" and he expressed his deepest condolences to the victim's family. The minister assured all the possible support to Intaz's family and an ex-gratia amount will be soon given to the family.
Suklabaidya also mentioned that under the direction of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the Assam government has recommended NIA inquiry in the entire series of incidents in the Assam-Mizoram border.
While interacting with the locals of Lailapur, Suklabaidya informed that CM Sonowal is personally monitoring the situation and is in talks with the Union Government to resolve the dispute.
The minister also announced that Lailapur Police Outpost would be converted into a full-fledged Police station soon to prevent any such incidents in the future.
The minster has appealed the people of Assam side in Lailapur to maintain peace and not panic about the situation.