Guwahati, Oct. 19 -- More than 1,100 families, most of them Bengali-speaking Muslims, have been evicted from forest land in Assam's Nagaon, Hojai and Golaghat districts in a two-day demolition drive, according to officials and media reports.

On Sunday, October 18, homes of more than 600 families were pulled down in the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest in Nagaon, a senior forest official told Scroll.in. Another official, however, put the figure at around 500 and said the exercise was likely to continue on Monday, October 19, as well.

On Saturday, October 17, as many as 547 families were evicted under heavy security. Of these, 336 were in Nagaon, 152 in Hojai and 59 in Golaghat, Scroll.in reported, citing government officials.

Officials s...