Fresh violence on Tuesday rocked the trouble-torn Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) in Assam. The Rajdhani Express was attacked by some persons, even as train services to and from the North East were hit.

“The Prime Minister spoke to the Chief Minister (over phone) and took stock of the situation. He has directed him to do everything possible to control the situation and for relief and rehabilitation of the affected,” a spokesperson in the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Meanwhile, sporadic incidents of violence and arson were reported from different parts of Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts while the situation remains tense in neighbouring Bongaigaon and Udalguri districts.

Security forces shot dead four miscreants, taking the death toll in communal violence raging in two districts to 25, authorities said.

Indefinite curfew continued in Kokrajhar while night curfew will continue in Dhubri and Chirang districts in the ethnic violence in BTAD districts which has claimed 21 districts, the police said.

More than 50,000 people have taken shelter in 75 relief camps set up by the district authorities, most of them in worst-affected Kokrajhar district.

Four senior State Ministers rushed to the district on the direction of Mr Gogoi. A delegation of BJP and Congress had also arrived to assess the situation.

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