Overview
- No fresh large-scale violence was reported as police, CRPF, RAF and Army columns kept a tight vigil and conducted flag marches across sensitive pockets.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is slated to meet Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council leaders and protest representatives in Guwahati on December 26.
- Prohibitory orders, a night curfew and suspension of mobile internet services remain in force while officials review conditions on the ground.
- Two people were killed — one in police firing and a disabled shopkeeper in arson — and more than 70 were injured as properties, including KAAC CEM Tuliram Ronghang’s ancestral home and shops in Kheroni Bazaar, were torched.
- The unrest stems from demands to evict alleged encroachers from VGR/PGR grazing reserves, but an interim Gauhati High Court stay has stalled action, and police say suspects identified from video footage will face legal proceedings.