Itanagar, Aug. 12 -- An economic and road blockade imposed by the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary began on Wednesday, disrupting movement on key routes and leaving several people stranded near the inter-state check gates, sources said.
The blockade was called by the Assam-based students' body, TMPK, in protest against the August 10 incident at Hime village in Lower Siang district near the inter-state border, in which several villagers from Assam were reportedly injured in alleged firing.
TMPK has demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the incident and their handover to Assam Police. It has also urged the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments to resolve the long-pending inter-St...