Eleven killed in militant attack in Assam's Kokrajhar

[Pakistani-nationalist]

RIP but who are these militants and what are their demands?

 

[T90TankGuy]

RIP.

 

[Sugarcane]

R.I.P......

 

[ExtraOdinary]

RIP

 

[Dubious]

RIP

 

[paranoiarocks]

RIP but who are these militants and what are their demands?

separate bodoland AFAIK ,no outsider .

 

[Pakistani-nationalist]

separate bodoland AFAIK ,no outsider .

Are these militants muslims ?

 

[paranoiarocks]

Are these militants muslims ?

tribals

Bodo people
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Romanian village of Bodoş (Hungarian: Bodos), see Baraolt. For umbrella group of ethnic tribes, see Bodo-Kachari people.
Bodo
Total population
2,000,000
Regions with significant populations

India (Assam) 1,300,000
Languages
Bodo language
Religion
Bathouism
minority Christianity and others
Related ethnic groups
Bodo-Kachari

Bagurumba, the traditional Bodo dance
The Bodos (pronounced bo-ros) are an ethnic and linguistic community, early settlers of Assam in the northeast part of India. According to the 2011 census, Boros belong to a larger ethnic group called the Kacharies. The Bodos are recognized as a plains tribe in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Udalguri and Kokrajhar of Assam are considered the centre of the Bodo area. Historically the great Bodos were known as The Mech. Even today the Bodos living in West Bengal, Nagaland and Nepal are called as Mech. The Bodos living all over the world are proud to call themselves as Bodosa( son of Bodo)[not to be confused with the Bodosa clan of the Dimasa]. Even though Bodos are demographically separated they follow the same culture, tradition, language and religion.

 

[SrNair]

RIP.They got a lot of weapons from ULFA.

 

[Robin_k]

they kill 12 more today

Post-poll violence in western Assam districts administered by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) claimed 23 lives since Thursday night. All the victims were migrant Muslims, allegedly targeted for voting for a non-Bodo independent candidate for the Kokrajhar seat reserved for scheduled tribes.

The violence is being attributed to MLA Pramila Rani Brahma's April 30 view that Muslims did not vote for the candidate put up by Bodoland People's Front – it rules BTC and is an ally of the Congress – implying this could see a non-Bodo bag the seat for the first time. In June-July 2012, violence between ethnic Bodos and migrant Muslims claimed 108 lives.

Khagen Sarma, director general of the Assam Police, said militants of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (Ndfb) were behind the killings.



The attacks were reported in Kokrajhar and Baksa, which collectively form the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) along with Chirang and Udalguri.

"Militants of Sangbijit faction of the Ndfb were behind the violence last (Thursday) night," Sarma said, adding 20 companies of paramilitary forces will arrive in the state over the next two days to maintain law and order.

Bodo people charge Muslims with illegally entering from Bangladesh and encroaching on their ancestral lands.

"Firm action will be taken against those involved in the incidents. Additional forces will be sent to Kokrajhar and Baska," said chief minister Tarun Gogoi.

Union home minister Sushilkumar Sindhe on Friday discussed the situation with Gogoi over phone.

The All Bodoland Minority Students Union (ABMSU) condemned the attacks, saying it would carry out democratic protests in BTAD if the administration failed to book the culprits within 24 hours.

"The attack is a handiwork of BPF cadres. They realise the BPF will face defeat in the elections in Kokrajhar," alleged Ibrahim Ali, ABMSU leader in Baska district.

The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), which eyes political empowerment of the indigenous tribe, has fielded candidates in two seats including Kokrajhar in the 2014 elections. Assam has 14 Lok Sabha seats.

Denying the charges, BPF leader and Rajya Sabha member Biswajit Doimari said, "We do not believe in violence… It was the failure of the security forces that they couldn't protect the victims."

In the first major attack on Thursday, six people, including two women and two children, from four families were killed when armed men opened fire on them in Balapara village under Gossaigaon sub-division in Kokrajhar district.

A man who sustained injuries in the attack died at a local hospital on Friday morning. A body of a youth was also recovered around 6:30am.

In Baska, three people, including a couple and a child, were killed in an attack on Narasingbari village.

Amid a big confusion between the Baska district administration and the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital — where some of the injured have been admitted, reports came in that another child died at the health facility on Friday.

The Baska administration even announced compensation for the child identified as Tasleema Khatun. The authorities concerned later clarified that she was still battling for her life at the hospital.

 

[Pakistani-nationalist]

tribals

Bodo people
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Romanian village of Bodoş (Hungarian: Bodos), see Baraolt. For umbrella group of ethnic tribes, see Bodo-Kachari people.
Bodo
Total population
2,000,000
Regions with significant populations

India (Assam) 1,300,000
Languages
Bodo language
Religion
Bathouism
minority Christianity and others
Related ethnic groups
Bodo-Kachari

Bagurumba, the traditional Bodo dance
The Bodos (pronounced bo-ros) are an ethnic and linguistic community, early settlers of Assam in the northeast part of India. According to the 2011 census, Boros belong to a larger ethnic group called the Kacharies. The Bodos are recognized as a plains tribe in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Udalguri and Kokrajhar of Assam are considered the centre of the Bodo area. Historically the great Bodos were known as The Mech. Even today the Bodos living in West Bengal, Nagaland and Nepal are called as Mech. The Bodos living all over the world are proud to call themselves as Bodosa( son of Bodo)[not to be confused with the Bodosa clan of the Dimasa]. Even though Bodos are demographically separated they follow the same culture, tradition, language and religion.

Thanks for the inputs) So genetically they are eastern Europeans?

 

[The Huskar]

Thanks for the inputs) So genetically they are eastern Europeans?

No most of the NE tribes are of mongolian descent

 

[Pakistani-nationalist]

No most of the NE tribes are of mongolian descent

No but they migrated from some Romanian village ?And Romania is not located in mongolia sir!

 

[RanvirSena]

No but they migrated from some Romanian village ?And Romania is not located in mongolia sir!

That's a link to an ethnic group with a similar name, not anything to do with Bodos lol.

 

[The Huskar]

Thanks for the inputs) So genetically they are eastern Europeans?

No most of the NE tribes are of mongolian descent

No but they migrated from some Romanian village ?And Romania is not located in mongolia sir!

Sir,I would like you to carefully read the first paragraph.The romani village is related another thing not the origin of bodo kachari people