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Business News/ Photos / Curfew in Assam following violent attacks by Bodo militants

Curfew in Assam following violent attacks by Bodo militants

6 Photos . Updated: 05 May 2014, 11:38 AM IST Livemint

Curfew has been imposed in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts in Assam where Bodo tribal militants killed more than 30 Muslims over a span of 36 hours.

Villagers from Muslim communities wail upon seeing the body of a woman at a relief camp in Narayanguri village in Baksa district, Assam on 4 May. More than 30 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by Bodo tribal militants. Reuters

1/6Villagers from Muslim communities wail upon seeing the body of a woman at a relief camp in Narayanguri village in Baksa district, Assam on 4 May. More than 30 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by Bodo tribal militants. Reuters

Bodies of victims killed in ethnic violence lie covered on the banks of the River Beki in Assam on 3 May. Bodo tribal militants resent the presence of settlers they claim are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

2/6Bodies of victims killed in ethnic violence lie covered on the banks of the River Beki in Assam on 3 May. Bodo tribal militants resent the presence of settlers they claim are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

A woman cries near the body of a relative, killed in the ethnic violence. At least 32 people have been killed in the last 36 hours. AP

3/6A woman cries near the body of a relative, killed in the ethnic violence. At least 32 people have been killed in the last 36 hours. AP

A villager sits on a bench as security officers stand guard at violence-affected Narayanguri village, Assam. An indefinite curfew has been imposed and shoot at sight orders ordered in the Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts in Assam. AP

4/6A villager sits on a bench as security officers stand guard at violence-affected Narayanguri village, Assam. An indefinite curfew has been imposed and shoot at sight orders ordered in the Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts in Assam. AP

Security-men stand guard near relatives of victims of the violence in Baksa district, Assam. Police have arrested 22 people after separatist rebels went on a rampage, burning homes and killing dozens of Muslims in the worst outbreak of ethnic violence in two years. PTI

5/6Security-men stand guard near relatives of victims of the violence in Baksa district, Assam. Police have arrested 22 people after separatist rebels went on a rampage, burning homes and killing dozens of Muslims in the worst outbreak of ethnic violence in two years. PTI

A villager salvages utensils from a burnt house after the area was set on fire in the violence at Khagrabari village, Assam. The region has witnessed large-scale riots between Bodos and Muslims in 2012 too, in which at least 100 people were killed, and lakhs were displaced. AP

6/6A villager salvages utensils from a burnt house after the area was set on fire in the violence at Khagrabari village, Assam. The region has witnessed large-scale riots between Bodos and Muslims in 2012 too, in which at least 100 people were killed, and lakhs were displaced. AP

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