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An Assam policeman, who was seriously injured in the firing between the police forces of both the states on the disputed border of Assam and Mizoram, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, taking the death toll to seven.
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An Assam policeman, who was seriously injured in the firing between the police forces of both the states on the disputed border of Assam and Mizoram, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, taking the death toll to seven.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted and said, Shyamprasad Dusat of 6th Assam Police Battalion died at Silchar Medical College Hospital.
He was shot in the stomach.
He tweeted that he could not be operated on nor could he be taken to Guwahati due to the deteriorating condition.
I am sad to inform that Shyamprasad Dusat of 6th AP Bn has succumbed to his abdominal bullet injury at SMCH.
He couldn`t be operated or moved to Guwahati because of his worsening condition.
I salute the brave martyr and bow in reverence.My heartfelt condolences to the family.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 27, 2021
The situation is tense after 5 soldiers were killed in a clash along the Assam-Mizoram border.