Assam-Meghalaya Border Firing: During the chaos, a youth identified as Oriyal Timung was killed in firing.

A youth was killed and another seriously injured as fresh tension erupted along the Assam-Meghalaya border in West Karbi Anglong today. The incident occurred in the Tapata area after a violent clash broke out between locals on both sides over ownership of a stretch of agricultural land that is disputed.

According to sources, the conflict began at around 9:30 am when about 50 people from the Meghalaya side entered the area, leading to a heated confrontation with residents of Tapata village. As the situation escalated, Meghalaya Police personnel arrived to control the crowd, but the situation turned violent.

During the chaos, a youth identified as Oriyal Timung was killed in firing,

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