Assam, state of unrest

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Updated On Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

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A woman breaks down at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The death toll from ethnic violence in Assam rose to 40 on Wednesday, as military reinforcements were called in to quell more than four days of clashes. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A woman breaks down at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The death toll from ethnic violence in Assam rose to 40 on Wednesday, as military reinforcements were called in to quell more than four days of clashes. (PTI Photo)

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A family leaves the violence-hit Kokrajhar after incidents of ethnic clashes. At least 170,000 villagers have fled their homes to seek shelter in relief camps, government buildings and schools to escape the unrest, which has raged since Friday with dozens of homes burnt down. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A family leaves the violence-hit Kokrajhar after incidents of ethnic clashes. At least 170,000 villagers have fled their homes to seek shelter in relief camps, government buildings and schools to escape the unrest, which has raged since Friday with dozens of homes burnt down. (PTI Photo)

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Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The clashes pit members of the ethnic Bodo community against Muslim settlers who mostly came from the former East Pakistan before it became Bangladesh in 1971. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The clashes pit members of the ethnic Bodo community against Muslim settlers who mostly came from the former East Pakistan before it became Bangladesh in 1971. (PTI Photo)

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Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The violence broke out in the district of Kokrajhar when two Muslim student leaders were shot and injured, leading to revenge strikes on Bodo groups. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The violence broke out in the district of Kokrajhar when two Muslim student leaders were shot and injured, leading to revenge strikes on Bodo groups. (PTI Photo)

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Stranded passengers of Kamakhya Gandhidham Express supplied with food by TMC activist at Dhupguri railway Station in Jalpaiguri. More than 30,000 passengers are still stranded in New Bongaigaon, Kamakhyaguri and New Jalpaiguri stations of the NFR section. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Stranded passengers of Kamakhya Gandhidham Express supplied with food by TMC activist at Dhupguri railway Station in Jalpaiguri. More than 30,000 passengers are still stranded in New Bongaigaon, Kamakhyaguri and New Jalpaiguri stations of the NFR section. (PTI Photo)

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Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The Centre has so far sent 2,900 para-military forces to quell the violence. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Victims of recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The Centre has so far sent 2,900 para-military forces to quell the violence. (PTI)

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Victims of the recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The present clash is a fall-out of the age-old uneasy co-existence between Bodo tribals and immigrant Muslims. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Victims of the recent ethnic clashes at a relief camp set up on the premises of a college in the violence-hit Kokrajhar district. The present clash is a fall-out of the age-old uneasy co-existence between Bodo tribals and immigrant Muslims. (PTI Photo)

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In this photograph villagers flee their homes at Dujabari village in Kokrajhar district. Though Bodos are the single largest ethnic group in the BTC area, a major chunk of the population in the area are non-Bodos, with the immigrant Muslims being the largest non-Bodo community. (AFP photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

In this photograph villagers flee their homes at Dujabari village in Kokrajhar district. Though Bodos are the single largest ethnic group in the BTC area, a major chunk of the population in the area are non-Bodos, with the immigrant Muslims being the largest non-Bodo community. (AFP photo)

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Deserted look of Kokarajhar main town during the curfew imposed after the ethnic violence in BTAD area of Kokrajar. As the formation of the BTC ensured that political rights in the area rested with the Bodo tribe, it did not augur well for the aspirations of the larger section of people in the area comprising of the religious minority community and other non-Bodo groups. (PTI photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Deserted look of Kokarajhar main town during the curfew imposed after the ethnic violence in BTAD area of Kokrajar. As the formation of the BTC ensured that political rights in the area rested with the Bodo tribe, it did not augur well for the aspirations of the larger section of people in the area comprising of the religious minority community and other non-Bodo groups. (PTI photo)

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CRPF personnel keeps vigil at the curfew bound street in Kokrajher district. Resentment kept growing among non-Bodos from the area as Bodos now enjoy exclusive rights over government jobs and mostly benefitted from all government welfare schemes in BTC areas. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

CRPF personnel keeps vigil at the curfew bound street in Kokrajher district. Resentment kept growing among non-Bodos from the area as Bodos now enjoy exclusive rights over government jobs and mostly benefitted from all government welfare schemes in BTC areas. (PTI Photo)

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CRPF personnel keeps vigil in Kokrajher district in the wake of attacks on Adivasis by Bodo militants. (PTI photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

CRPF personnel keeps vigil in Kokrajher district in the wake of attacks on Adivasis by Bodo militants. (PTI photo)

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Passengers wait inside a Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri station near Siliguri after several Guwahati bound trains were cancelled due to ethnic violence in Assam. There have been allegations from non Bodos that BTC administration neglected non Bodos and immigrant Muslims in BTC. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Passengers wait inside a Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri station near Siliguri after several Guwahati bound trains were cancelled due to ethnic violence in Assam. There have been allegations from non Bodos that BTC administration neglected non Bodos and immigrant Muslims in BTC. (PTI Photo)

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Army personnel patrol the riot-hit areas in Kokrajhar district. In 2003 Central government signed the Bodo Peace Accord with militant Bodo Liberation Tiger (now disbanded) paving the way for formation of the BTC under the amended sixth schedule of the Constitution that granted autonomy to the Bodo tribe in Assam.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Army personnel patrol the riot-hit areas in Kokrajhar district. In 2003 Central government signed the Bodo Peace Accord with militant Bodo Liberation Tiger (now disbanded) paving the way for formation of the BTC under the amended sixth schedule of the Constitution that granted autonomy to the Bodo tribe in Assam.(PTI Photo)

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A house burns in Kachugaon village in Kokrajhar. In July 2012, clashes between Bodos and Muslims erupt on July 20 in Kokrajhar and spread to neighboring Chirang and Dhubri districts.(AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A house burns in Kachugaon village in Kokrajhar. In July 2012, clashes between Bodos and Muslims erupt on July 20 in Kokrajhar and spread to neighboring Chirang and Dhubri districts.(AP Photo)

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A woman cries as fire fighters try to douse a fire at her house in violence-hit Kokrajhar district. In August-October 2008, about 70 people were killed and more than 100,000 made homeless as Muslims and Bodos clash in the districts of Udalguri and Darrang. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A woman cries as fire fighters try to douse a fire at her house in violence-hit Kokrajhar district. In August-October 2008, about 70 people were killed and more than 100,000 made homeless as Muslims and Bodos clash in the districts of Udalguri and Darrang. (PTI Photo)

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Villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In May-September 1998, more than 50 people were killed in clashes between Bodos and Santhals. Riots displace some 80,000 people and relief camps are attacked.(AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In May-September 1998, more than 50 people were killed in clashes between Bodos and Santhals. Riots displace some 80,000 people and relief camps are attacked.(AP Photo)

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People from Dimol village leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In May 1996, more than 200 people were killed and over 200,000 displaced in widespread clashes between Bodos and Santhal tribals in Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon districts. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

People from Dimol village leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In May 1996, more than 200 people were killed and over 200,000 displaced in widespread clashes between Bodos and Santhal tribals in Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon districts. (AP Photo)

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Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out at a police station in Kokrajhar. In July 1994, violence between Bodos and Muslims in Barpeta district killed an estimated 100 people. (AP Photo)

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Firefighters try to douse a fire that broke out at a police station in Kokrajhar. In July 1994, violence between Bodos and Muslims in Barpeta district killed an estimated 100 people. (AP Photo)

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Villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In October 1993, about 50 people were killed in clashes between people from the ethnic Bodo tribe and immigrant Muslims in the western district of Bongaigaon. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Villagers leave their homes following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. In October 1993, about 50 people were killed in clashes between people from the ethnic Bodo tribe and immigrant Muslims in the western district of Bongaigaon. (AP Photo)

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A woman from Dimol village reacts as she leaves her home following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. The Bodoland districts have a history of violence. In 1987, Assamese-speaking people were targeted during the Bodoland movement. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A woman from Dimol village reacts as she leaves her home following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar. The Bodoland districts have a history of violence. In 1987, Assamese-speaking people were targeted during the Bodoland movement. (AP Photo)

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Fire fighters try to extinguish on houses which were set ablaze following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Assam. The uneasy calm between Bodos and the minorities sparked another devastating spell of violence in 2010, especially in areas under Darrang district of Assam. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

Fire fighters try to extinguish on houses which were set ablaze following ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Assam. The uneasy calm between Bodos and the minorities sparked another devastating spell of violence in 2010, especially in areas under Darrang district of Assam. (AP Photo)

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A broken pane of a Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri station near Siliguri after several Guwahati bound trains were cancelled due to ethnic violence in Assam. The BTC has 40 members out of which six are nominated by the government from ethnic communities other than Bodo. Out of the rest 34 seats, 29 are reserved for the Bodo tribe community while five are open for contest by all. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 26, 2012 02:14 pm IST

A broken pane of a Rajdhani Express at New Jalpaiguri station near Siliguri after several Guwahati bound trains were cancelled due to ethnic violence in Assam. The BTC has 40 members out of which six are nominated by the government from ethnic communities other than Bodo. Out of the rest 34 seats, 29 are reserved for the Bodo tribe community while five are open for contest by all. (PTI Photo)

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