Assam violence: Gogoi recommends CBI probe, toll 73 - NewsX

Fresh incidences of violence were reported in lower Assam districts even as the government today recommended a CBI probe into the ethnic clashes, which have left 73 dead. In the worst-affected Kokrajhar district, three persons were killed and two others injured when some persons opened fire on a group of people at Ranibuli village late last night while one more body was found today in neighbouring Chirang district, IGP (Law and Order) L R Bishnoi said. Indefinite curfew has been reimposed in Kokrajhar, while round-the-clock curfew continues in Chirang. Army continued flag marches in the morning in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Dhubri districts. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told reporters here, "I have recommended a CBI probe into the incidents and now it is up to the Centre to take a final decision on instituting it."

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