Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said celebration by Mizoram police personnel and goons after the killing of Assam Police personnel and injury of many is โ€œsad and horrificโ€.

The Assam chief minister made the comment on his Twitter handle on Monday night while sharing a video where celebration by Mizoram police and some civilians are seen celebrating after the killing at the clash site along Assam-Mizoram border.

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โ€œAfter killing 5 Assam police personnel and injuring many , this is how Mizoram police and goons are celebrating.- sad and horrific,โ€ chief minister Sarma tweeted.

In another tweet chief minister Sarma claimed there is evidence that the Mizoram police used Light Machine Guns against the Assam police which speaks โ€œvolumes about the intention and gravity of the situationโ€ along the inter-state border.

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โ€œClear evidences are now beginning to emerge that unfortunately show that Mizoram Police has used Light Machine Guns (LMG) against personnel of @assampolice. This is sad, unfortunate and speaks volumes about the intention and gravity of the situation,โ€ chief minister Sarma tweeted.

Sarma earlier expressed his pain at the sacrifice of six Assam Police personnel while protecting the border with Mizoram.

โ€œI am deeply pained to inform that six brave jawans of @assampolice have sacrificed their lives while defending constitutional boundary of our state at the Assam-Mizoram border. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families,โ€ chief minister Sarma tweetd after the killing.

Later, Assam government in a statement said five Assam police personnel were killed and 50 other people injured in a violent clash with Mizoram police and residents of the neighbouring state at Lailapur in Cachar district along the inter-state border on Monday.