Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday accused a section of people of creating disturbances in the state following the recent Lok Sabha election results, directing police to handle such forces firmly.
“We have observed that certain people are trying to disrupt peace in the state through serious criminal activities,” Sarma told reporters after a cabinet meeting here.
The CM highlighted five incidents, including recent rape cases in Mazbat, Dhekiajuli, and Dudhnoi, along with mob violence in Barpeta and Kokrajhar villages. “While such crimes had significantly reduced over the past three years, there has been a troubling spike in incidents over the last month,” he remarked.
“During the last three years, such crimes had declined remarkably, but in the last one month, there has been a series of incidents and this is a matter of concern,” he said.
Sarma claimed that a “pattern has emerged with a certain section indulging in these crimes. Police have been directed to take stern action against the perpetrators of such crimes”.
“We are concerned about the rise in such incidents. We will find an appropriate solution to it”, he added.
He said his cabinet colleagues have visited the affected areas and stressed the need for analysis into the emergence of these criminal elements.