6 dead in alleged timber smuggling violence at Assam-Meghalaya border
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Six people, including a forest guard, lost their lives in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border after cops stopped a truck allegedly smuggling timber in the wee hours of Tuesday. Imdad Ali, West Karbi Anglong's Superintendent of Police, told PTI the forest guards intercepted the vehicle as it tried to flee. Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma said a magisterial inquiry into the violence will be launched.
