Assam government, Karbi council to approach Gauhati HC to reslove grazing grounds issue

During the violence at Kheroni, a youth from the Karbi community was killed in police firing while a non-tribal differently abled man was charred to death.Sarma announced that the family of the slain tribal will get a job in the council while a compensation of Rs 10 lakh will be given by the state government. Earlier, the KAAC administration had announced Rs 5 lakh compensation for the families of the two deceased persons.“As our objective is to restore peace, the police will pursue the case in which one person was charred to death. We will give general amnesty in rest of the cases so that there is no misunderstanding among us,” Sarma said.The second round of the government’s discussion with the council and the Karbi representatives will be held on January 16 or 17. “We hope that we will get some direction from the court by then,” the chief minister said.



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