Horrific visuals emerged from Assam's Darrang after an anti-encroachment drive turned violent. Policemen and locals clashed with each other, leaving at least 2 protesters dead and 9 police personnel among many injured.
ASSAM eviction drive
Horrific videos from the eviction drive in Assam’s Dholpur on Thursday have sparked outrage over police brutality on protesters. Two civilians were killed and nine policemen were injured in the mob fury that broke out when the government tried to evict illegal settlers. In the video, the police in riot gear can be seen firing on a man in a vest running towards them holding a lathi. After the protester takes a hit and falls to the ground, the policemen rain batons on him.
Brutal eviction drive:-
Police said a mob of nearly 2,000 people attacked personnel during the eviction drive at Dholpur village in Sipajhar, forcing security men to lathi charge the crowd and open fire, resulting in the deaths and injuries. But visuals of the incident showed scores of policemen firing at unseen targets behind a mass of trees, huts and chaff, and a man in vest and lungi chasing a policeman and a photographer -- a man employed with the district administration.
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