Karbis attack Dimapur & Imphal buses in Assam

Dimapur, Sep 4 : The bandh carried out by Karbi bodies on Sep 1 alone the NH-36 and NH-39 was marked by wide scale hostility.

Night buses bound from Dimapur and Imphal were under attack injuring severely to many passengers and drivers as well.


Incidents of stone pelting and arson occurred in several places at around 4.am when a large mob came between Gorampani and Nambo.

One of the victims told the sources that his bus driver did not stop on the way even though he was injured , “He kept on pulling the bus amidst rain of stone and other flying missiles, amid shuttered windshield until he reach Dimapur.

Similar incident of attack on passenger buses and public carriers took place in Dengaon, locality of Diphu subdivision in NH-36. Protesters threw stone on number of vehicles inflicting injury on the commuters.

As of now, no buses are plying between those areas due to fear of more attacks, says travel department of Nagaland.