MHA orders NIA to take up probe on Assam attacks

The Assam State Government in a letter dated Dec 26, 2014 had recommended that the investigation of these cases may be handed over to the NIA.

Considering the gravity of the offences and relevant factors, the Central Government is of the opinion that these attacks are scheduled offences under the NIA Act, 2008 and should be probed by it.

Security forces on Friday launched an all out offensive against the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sangbijit)  responsible for the massacre in Assam's Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district leaving more than 80 dead.

A top army official said that the operation has already been launched in Sonitpur district  along Arunachal Pradesh border and Kokrajhar district along with Bhutan border.

Indian army,central paramilitary forces and Assam police had launched the offensive  against the Bodo militants.

On Thursday, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh ruled out talks with any organization like NFFB(S) who brutally killed children, women and innocent people.

The Bodo militant group killed at least 80 adivasi people in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts.

On other hand several vehicles were damaged by protesters during the 12-hour-long Assam bandh on Friday called by various organisations including ATTSA, Asom Yuba Parishad to protest the killings.

The protesters blocked rail at Kaliabor, Amoni, Nagaon, Bongaigaon, Sivsagar and blocked national highways in several places in the state.

Police arrested more than 300 protesters across the state.