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November 04, 2018

India - Assam: Ethnic tensions following killings in Tinsukia

ethnic tensions
‘A hate crime directed at one community’: Killings in Tinsukia deepen the ethnic divide in Assam
The split has acquired political overtones, driven largely by fears over the Citizenship Bill and the updation of the National Register of Citizens.

by Arunabh Saikia

https://scroll.in/article/900826/assam-killings-as-hindu-bengalis-mourn-their-dead-tinsukias-ethnic-divide-deepens

west bengal politics
Identity politics: How Trinamool Congress is using the Assam killings to corner the BJP in Bengal

by Shoaib Daniyal

https://scroll.in/article/900812/identity-politics-how-trinamool-congress-is-using-the-assam-killings-to-corner-the-bjp-in-bengal

They spoke with us in Hindi, says lone survivor of Assam gunfire that killed five
Rahul Karmakar

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/they-spoke-in-hindi-with-us-says-the-lone-survivor-of-assam-killing/article25401431.ece

Gunmen lined up Assam farmers, shot them from behind: Witnesses
All the five men were primarily vegetable farmers, although Shyamlal ran a grocery store and Abhinash had a mobile recharge shop.
Written by Abhishek Saha
https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/gunmen-lined-up-assam-farmers-shot-them-from-behind-witnesses-5432252/

Mob kills 2 suspected insurgents carrying arms in Assam, days after Tinsukia killings
Two suspected ultras carrying arms died after they were attacked by a mob in Assam. It comes days after five people were killed by suspected ULFA(I) insurgents in Tinsukia district.
Nov 04, 2018
Sadiq Naqvi

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mob-kills-two-men-carrying-arms-in-assam-days-after-tinsukia-killings/story-omVGkzGaW5Xh4MVN5qIr8J.html