SILCHAR, July 26: Efforts for restoration of peace in the Shonpur area in Lakhipur subdivision in Cachar district that witnessed an ethnic clash between the Nagas and Dimasas recently seem to have yielded positive results in the form of a peace agreement signed between the two communities.
In order to restore peace in the area, Cachar district and Lakhipur subdivision administrations held a meeting between the leading citizens of both the communities who signed a peace agreement on Saturday. The peace meeting that was presided over Lakhipur SDO Madhumita Choudhury was attended by people from both the communities and the Commanding Officer of 11 Field Regiment (Red Shield Division) of Army Col Ranjit Singh and Khasi Students’ Union of Barak Valley advisor Sebastine Pakyntein and the vice-president of the All Assam Tribal Sangha, Cachar district unit. On July 18, a group of at least 60 Naga militants, armed with lethal weapons, attacked Shonpur, a hamlet in Lakhipur in Cachar district, and torched at least 26 houses belonging to the Dimasas. SOURCe: THE SENTINEL
In order to restore peace in the area, Cachar district and Lakhipur subdivision administrations held a meeting between the leading citizens of both the communities who signed a peace agreement on Saturday. The peace meeting that was presided over Lakhipur SDO Madhumita Choudhury was attended by people from both the communities and the Commanding Officer of 11 Field Regiment (Red Shield Division) of Army Col Ranjit Singh and Khasi Students’ Union of Barak Valley advisor Sebastine Pakyntein and the vice-president of the All Assam Tribal Sangha, Cachar district unit. On July 18, a group of at least 60 Naga militants, armed with lethal weapons, attacked Shonpur, a hamlet in Lakhipur in Cachar district, and torched at least 26 houses belonging to the Dimasas. SOURCe: THE SENTINEL
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