North Lakhimpur: At least eight people were injured after a group of people allegedly opened fire from the Arunachal Pradesh side during a land dispute at Badati village in Ming Mang along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border near Gogamukh on Monday.
The incident occurred at Badati, around 21 km from Gogamukh Chariali, when a group of people from Arunachal Pradesh reportedly entered into an altercation with local villagers over a land dispute.
The situation allegedly escalated when the group opened fire at the villagers, injuring eight people.
The injured were identified as Durgeswar Patir, Rohit Doley, Nagraj Doley, Bigeswar Patir, Utpal Doley, Pema Pegu and Sanjay Tayung. The identity of the eighth injured person was not immediately available.
The injured were taken to the nearest Gogamukh Community Health Centre, where they received emergency medical treatment.
One of the injured victims said he sustained a bullet injury near his nose and lost consciousness shortly afterwards.
“I received a bullet near my nose and could not remember the rest of the incident as I fell unconscious,” the victim said while undergoing treatment at the Gogamukh Community Health Centre.
Another victim, who sustained a bullet injury to his thigh, alleged that persons with links to the Arunachal Pradesh administration were involved in the incident.
He claimed that he saw the son of the Deputy Commissioner of Lower Siang district allegedly firing at the villagers along with a police officer whom he identified as Umang.
The allegations could not be independently verified.
Following the incident, a large team of police personnel and administrative officials reached the spot and launched an investigation into the firing. The authorities were also monitoring the situation in the border area to prevent further escalation.
Residents in the Ming Mang border area expressed concern over their safety following the incident.