7 months later, Assam residents accuse Mizoram of ‘infiltrating’ border

Selcher: The Assam-Mizoram inter-state border, which witnessed a violent clash in July last year in which six Assam policemen were killed, is once again in a state of tension. Over the past two weeks, there have been clashes between the two sides, with houses and roads allegedly being built and forest resources being burned and destroyed in disputed areas near the border.

On July 26, 2021, at least six policemen were killed and about 60 security personnel were injured in a clash between the two states at Lyallpur, about 45 km from Silchar. During a meeting on 5 August 2021 attended by the states of Assam and Mizoram.