Shoot-at-sight ordered in Karbi Anglong

After the joint tour by Assam Chief Secretary S Kabilan, Home Commissioner B K Gohain and GOC, Four Corps, Lt Gen H S Lidder, the government shunted out SP Krishna Das and replaced him with Anurag Tankha.

The government has also instructed security forces ‘‘to mount an offensive on militant groups indulging in violence and enforce ground rules of ceasefire.’’

The government had also asked the two militant groups—the Dima Halam Daoga (DHD) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS)—currently in ceasefire mode, to confine their cadres to the designated camps.

This order came after security forces demolished a camp of the DHD outside its designated camp at Dhansiri in the eastern part of the district on Friday.

The security forces also raided another illegal camp of the DHD outside the designated area on Sunday, which the DHD termed as an ‘‘illegal entry’’ that violated the ground rules of the ceasefire.

The DHD has also threatened to pull out of the ceasefire.

Security forces, on the other hand, demolished nine illegal camps established by the anti-talk Jewel Garlosa faction of the DHD at Retjol Doihang basti in adjoining North Cachar hill district on Sunday and recovered an assortment of illegal arms and ammunition.

Suspected DHD rebels had allegedly set more than 50 houses ablaze on Saturday; while 10 houses were torched on Sunday.

Violence first broke out in the hill district on September 26 when three auto-rickshaw drivers, all belonging to the Dimasa tribe, were killed.