Bhimajuli Massacre
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Bhimajuli Massacre 2009 was named after Bhimajuli, a village in Assam
, India
, where NDFB militants of its anti-talks faction led by Ranjan Daimary fired indiscriminately at villagers in Bhimajuli, in Sonitpur district near the Assam-Arunachal border killing five people on the spot and six later, including an eight year old girl on October 4, 2009.
Protests broke out soon after and angry residents came out of their houses with bows and arrows in their hands. They also didn't allow CRPF jawans to enter their village. The outraged villagers accused the government of failing to maintain law and order.
Different organisations such as the All Assam President of Asom Xatra Mahaxabha Bhadra Krishna Goswami condemned the killings at Bhimajuli in a press meet.
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where NDFB militants of its anti-talks faction led by Ranjan Daimary fired indiscriminately at villagers in Bhimajuli, in Sonitpur district near the Assam-Arunachal border killing five people on the spot and six later, including an eight year old girl on October 4, 2009.
Protests broke out soon after and angry residents came out of their houses with bows and arrows in their hands. They also didn't allow CRPF jawans to enter their village. The outraged villagers accused the government of failing to maintain law and order.
Different organisations such as the All Assam President of Asom Xatra Mahaxabha Bhadra Krishna Goswami condemned the killings at Bhimajuli in a press meet.