At least two persons were shot dead by the police in Assam’s Kamrup Metropolitan district on Thursday after an eviction drive turned violent, a senior police official confirmed to Scroll.
Several police officers were also injured in a scuffle with the residents, the official said.
The incident occurred in Kachutali village under the Sonapur revenue circle on the outskirts of Guwahati.
The deceased persons were identified as 18-year-old Jubahir Ali and Haidar Ali. Both were residents of Kachutali.
Jubahir Ali’s father, 40 -year-old Giasuddin, told Scroll: “People were living under the tarpaulin and makeshift houses. The officials came again today again around 10 am and asked to vacate the place immediately. Many people were angry as they have nowhere to go.”
“My child was among the crowd when the police fired on him,” said Giasuddin, who works as a daily wage labourer at a cement company. He said their house was dismantled during the eviction drive.
An official told…