GAUHATI, INDIA // A mob armed with shotguns attacked a remote village in north-east India, killing at least 10 people in a long-simmering land dispute, police said.
The attackers fired indiscriminately Wednesday evening in Chauldhua village in northern Assam state, said resident Indrashwar Das.
“A large mob attacked us with guns, everyone was surprised,” said Mr Das, who was shot in the leg. “I saw people falling and I ran.”
The gunmen came from neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh state, police said. It took officers several hours to access the densely forested area, said police official Sanjukta Parashar.
The dispute dates back to 1987, when Arunachal Pradesh state was created and the village was declared to be in Assam.
There have been similar attacks before, but Wednesday’s was the most deadly. The Supreme Court has taken up the case.
Chauldhua is nearly 250 kilometres north of Gauhati, the state capital of Assam.
* Associated Press
