GUWAHATI, Sept 10 � Some elements are trying to create communal tension in Dhubri district by spreading rumours even as additional forces have been rushed to the district to bring the situation under control.
Official sources told The Assam Tribune that spreading of rumours was turning out to be a major problem in Dhubri as some unscrupulous elements are trying to create communal tension in the sensitive district by spreading rumours. Efforts are on by the police and security forces to nab the culprits involved in such rumour mongering.
The situation in Dhubri district was tense as a large number of people displaced in the ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar and Chirang shifted to the district and a theft in a temple sparked off tension.
Meanwhile, senior police officers including the Inspector General (Law and Order) LR Bishnoi and DIG of the Western range, Surendra Kumar are camping in Dhubri to monitor the situation.
Bishnoi said that with improvement of the situation, curfew was relaxed in Dhubri town from 12 noon to 2 pm to enable the people to procure essential commodities. No untoward incident was reported during the curfew relaxation period. Curfew was relaxed in Bilashipara sub division and Gauripur from 6 am to 6 pm.
Bishnoi said that one company of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of the CRPF has been pressed into service in Dhubri and another company is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning. He revealed that the Army staged flag march in the sensitive areas. The patrolling by the security forces is going on in the vulnerable areas, while, fixed pickets have been deployed in some of the sensitive areas.
The IGP said that 14 persons have been arrested in connection with the clashes in Dhubri and a few others are picked up for interrogation and the possibility of their arrest after questioning cannot be ruled out. Efforts are also on to nab the culprits involved in spreading of rumours. He expressed the hope that the situation in the district would be normal within the next couple of days as the police and security forces are keeping a strict vigil on the situation.
GUWAHATI, Sept 10 � Some elements are trying to create communal tension in Dhubri district by spreading rumours even as additional forces have been rushed to the district to bring the situation under control.
Official sources told The Assam Tribune that spreading of rumours was turning out to be a major problem in Dhubri as some unscrupulous elements are trying to create communal tension in the sensitive district by spreading rumours. Efforts are on by the police and security forces to nab the culprits involved in such rumour mongering.
The situation in Dhubri district was tense as a large number of people displaced in the ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar and Chirang shifted to the district and a theft in a temple sparked off tension.
Meanwhile, senior police officers including the Inspector General (Law and Order) LR Bishnoi and DIG of the Western range, Surendra Kumar are camping in Dhubri to monitor the situation.
Bishnoi said that with improvement of the situation, curfew was relaxed in Dhubri town from 12 noon to 2 pm to enable the people to procure essential commodities. No untoward incident was reported during the curfew relaxation period. Curfew was relaxed in Bilashipara sub division and Gauripur from 6 am to 6 pm.
Bishnoi said that one company of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of the CRPF has been pressed into service in Dhubri and another company is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning. He revealed that the Army staged flag march in the sensitive areas. The patrolling by the security forces is going on in the vulnerable areas, while, fixed pickets have been deployed in some of the sensitive areas.
The IGP said that 14 persons have been arrested in connection with the clashes in Dhubri and a few others are picked up for interrogation and the possibility of their arrest after questioning cannot be ruled out. Efforts are also on to nab the culprits involved in spreading of rumours. He expressed the hope that the situation in the district would be normal within the next couple of days as the police and security forces are keeping a strict vigil on the situation.
