Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ready to join probe on Mizoram border clash

In response to the Mizoram polices FIR against him in connection to the interstate border skirmish Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he is ready to join any probe on the issueBesides Sarma who is accused of attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy six other officials including an IG DIG and Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Cachar district were named in the FIR lodged at the Vairengte police station on July 26In response to the FIR which also included 200 unidentified Assam Police personnel Sarma said in a tweet Will be very happy to join in any investigation But why the case is not being handed over to a neutral agency especially when the place of occurrence is well within the constitutional territory of Assam Have already conveyed this to Zoramthanga CM jiwill be very happy to join in any investigation But why the case is not being handed over to a neutral agency especially when the place of occurrence is well within the constitutional territory of Assam Have already conveyed this to ZoramthangaCM ji httpstcov4eDi84isLmdash Himanta Biswa Sarma himantabiswa July 31 2021The Assam Police has also issued summons to Mizorams Rajya Sabha member K Vanlalvena and six state officials for their alleged role in the July 26 border violence which left six of its personnel dead and over 100 people from both states injured officials said on FridayOfficials in Guwahati said that an eightmember police team also comprising CID officials went to Delhi on Thursday to serve the police summons to VanlalvenaAlso read Border row Assam CM 4 senior cops two admin officials booked by Mizoram PoliceBut they could not find him at his residence or at the Mizoram Bhavan in Delhi and pasted the summons on the doors in both the placesThe summons asked the Mizoram parliamentarian to appear before the investigating officer on SundayAssam Polices Special Director General GP Singh said that a case has been registered at the Dholai police station over the killing of the six personnelMeanwhile Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga hoped for an amicable solution to the border disputesZoramthanga who earlier appealed to maintain a calm and peace along the boundaries of the two states tweeted I still hope for an amicable solution to the AssamMizoram border tension from the Central GovernmentHe tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi Home Minister Amit Shah and the regions six other Chief Ministers Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim N Biren Singh Manipur Pema Khandu Arunachal Pradesh Neiphiu Rio Nagaland Conrad K Sangma Meghalaya and Biplab Kumar Deb TripuraThe most violent clashes seen so far along the AssamMizoram border on July 26 left six Assam Police personnel dead and around 100 civilians and security personnel of the two neighbouring states injured including an Inspector General of Police in Assam and Cachar Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Chandrakant Nimbalkar who subsequently shifted to MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever