Four more persons fell victim to the fresh wave of violence in lower Assam districts, triggering protest by locals who blocked National Highway 31 at Beltoli on the Kokrajhar-Dhubri border today.
With four more people being killed, the death toll in the ethnic violence in Assam has climbed to 65.
In the worst-affected Kokrajhar district, three persons were killed and two others injured when miscreants opened fire on a group of people at Ranibuli village late last night.
The two injured were rushed to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital.
Assam IGP (Law and Order) L R Bishnoi told PTI here that the dead belong to Lakhiganj in Dhubri district.
To protest the killing of the three persons who allegedly belong to the minority community, a group of 500 people blocked National Highway 31 at Beltoli.
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Indefinite curfew has been reimposed in Kokrajhar district while round-the-clock curfew continues in neighbouring Chirang district where one more body was found early this morning.
The body was recovered from a field in Rajapara area, senior police officials said.
A few houses were burnt down in Chirang but the timely action of police prevented any major violence last night, Bishnoi said. A person has been arrested in this connection.
"Security arrangements are in place to ensure that no more untoward incidents occur," Assam Police IGP (Bodoland Territorial Area Districts) S N Singh said today.