Guwahati, Nov 6: Six companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are being deployed along the Assam-Mizoram border in the wake of the simmering tension along the inter-state boundary areas.
Officials from Cachar and Kolasib district administration had carried out a joint inspection of the areas on Thursday ahead of the deployment of central forces.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (southern range), Dilip Kumar Dey informed that three Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) companies were being deployed in Cachar and Karimganj in Assam while three Border Security Force (BSF) companies were being positioned in Mizoram on the other side of the inter-state boundary.
“Two SSB companies are being deployed at Lailapur and Khulicherra along the Cachar-Mizoram border while one SSB company is being deployed at Medlicherra on the Karimganj-Mizoram border,” Dey said.
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