GAUHATI (India), Jan 30 (AP): A mob armed with shotguns attacked a remote village in northeast India, killing at least 10 people in a long-simmering land dispute, police said Thursday.
The attackers fired indiscriminately Wednesday evening in Chauldhua village in in northern Assam state, said resident Indrashwar Das.
"A large mob attacked us with guns, everyone was surprised," said Das, who was shot in the leg. "I saw people falling and I ran."
The gunmen came from neighboring Arunachal Pradesh state, police said. It took officers several hours to access the densely forested area, said police official Sanjukta Parashar.
Mob attacks India village in land dispute, 10 dead
FE Team | Published: January 31, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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