Assam violence: Over 1.15 lakh people living in relief camps

December 27, 2014 22:21

The Assam government today claimed that the overall situation in the restive districts has improved even as the number of people taking shelter in 81 relief camps in the wake of serial NDFB attacks has risen to nearly 1.15 lakh.

"The overall situation is improving. Incidents of violence between Bodo and Adivasi communities have come down and it is under control," Prateek Hajela, Assam Commissioner and Secretary (Political and Home), said in a press conference.

He said curfew has been relaxed in all the districts of Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, Chirang and Udalguri and no new major incident has been reported yet.

Altogether 81 people, including 26 women and 18 infants, have been killed since Tuesday evening in serial attacks by NDFB-S terrorists, retaliatory violence and alleged police firing across four districts.

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