Mizoram Police has registered an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma amid the ongoing border dispute between the northeastern states. Apart from this, a case has been registered against 200 unidentified policemen including 4 senior police officers and 2 admin officials of Assam.

All of them have been booked under several charges including attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, Mizoram's Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) John Nehlia told news agency. The police lodged an FIR late on Monday night at Vairengte police station in Kolasib district.

FIR registered against  IG, DIG also

Nehlia said that the policemen against whom the case has been registered include Assam Police IG Anurag Agarwal, DIG Devjyoti Mukherjee, Cachar SP Chandrakant Nimbalkar and Dholai police station in-charge Sahab Uddin. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Kirti Jalli and Cachar Divisional Forest Officer Sunnydev Choudhary have also been booked on the same charges.

Violence erupted on Monday

The border dispute between the two states has been going on for decades. The controversy that erupted this week has taken a new form. Violence broke out in the border areas of these states on Monday, in which six Assam policemen were killed and several others were injured. Both sides have accused each other of inciting violence.

Home Minister also visited three days ago

This dispute started between the police and citizens of both the states regarding the removal of encroachments. After this the situation worsened and the attack started with sticks and stones from both the sides. Home Minister Amit Shah recently visited Assam. The violence took place two days after his visit.

Controversy going on for 49 years

• Mizoram came into existence as a Union Territory in 1972 and a State in 1987. Since then Mizoram has a border dispute with Assam.
• The Barak Valley districts of Assam share a 164-km-long border with Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi and three districts of Mizoram, Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit.
• Earlier, the area which was known as Lushai Hills in Cachar district of Assam was given the status of Mizoram.
• The Lushai Hills and Manipur were demarcated through a notification of 1933.
• Mizoram believes that this demarcation should be based on the notification of 1875.
• Mizo leaders say that the Mizo society was not consulted in 1933. So they are against this notification.
• On the other hand the Government of Assam follows the same notification of 1933.

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