India, Oct. 20 -- The Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation (HITO) has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene immediately in the ongoing Assam-Meghalaya border dispute, citing serious human rights violations.

The organisation submitted a memorandum through the Governor of Meghalaya, highlighting repeated encroachments by the Assam government into areas governed by the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council.

HITO accused Assam authorities of causing daily hardships, destroying property, and threatening the livelihoods of residents in border villages.

The group referenced past incidents like the 2009 Langpih massacre and the 2022 Mukroh firing as examples of what it called state-sponsored aggression, further accusing...