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Four students killed in Assam police firing | At least four students were killed and over a dozen others injured, when the police opened fire on rampaging protestors attempting to stop updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam's Barpeta town on Wednesday.
The protestors consisting of All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU) activists
turned violent and started vandalising, attacking shops and private vehicle and
even tried storming the District Magistrates Office in a bid to stop updating
of National Register of Citizens (NRC) work in progress. Police first resorted
to baton charge and then opened fire in the air, before firing at the protestors
to disperse them. "I have known that three people have died on the spot and the
injured are in Barpeta Civil Hospital and in Guwahati Medical College Hospital
," said Saiful Islam, relative of an injured student. Police opened fire when
they failed to disperse the protestors even after bursting teargas shells. Three
students died on the spot, while another succumbed to his injuries at the Guwahati
Medical College Hospital . The injured were admitted to the Barpeta Civil Hospital
and those with serious injuries were rushed to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital
. As part of the NRC project, the citizens have been asked to attach some documents
as proof of their citizenship included the list of NRC 1951 and electoral roll
of 1966 and 1971. The NRC is being updated to identify and enlist Indian citizens
in the State. |
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