Overview

• Police said the confrontation began when villagers from Meghalaya’s Lapangap moved to harvest paddy near Tapat in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong.
• Officers used tear gas to disperse crowds; one person from the Assam side was killed and another injured, with the body sent for post-mortem.
• The Inter-State Border Peace Committee on October 6 ordered a suspension of farming and development in the area pending a return to calm.
• Assam Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora convened a departmental review meeting later in the day focused on restoring order.
• Reports differ on the deceased’s exact name and age, and both states assert claims over the tract administered locally by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.