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Govt issues shoot-at-sight orders at night in Dhubri

Guwahati, June 13 (UNI) The Law and order situation of Dhubri has forced the government to issue shoot-at-sight orders at night, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday this while interacting with newsmen, and added that a communal force is active in Dhubri to disrupt peace.
He said that the government has issued shoot at sight orders in Dhubri. The Chief Minister further added that the Rapid Action Force and CRPF will be rushed to Dhubri to contain the situation.
"The law and order situation was a little challenging here for the last week. After the Eid al-Zuha, somebody kept a severed head of a cow in the Hanuman temple. Peace committees are formed involving Hindus and Muslims. However, it was repeated the next day," he said while adding that there were also cases of stone pelting at night, he said.
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