Assam Government evicts 550 illegal Bangladeshi origin Muslim families; 650 bighas of land cleared

GUWAHATI: The Assam government on November 1 carried out a major eviction drive at Alomganj’s Ninth Block in Dhubri district. The eviction drive aims to clear around 650 bighas of Khas land that had been illegally encroached upon by hundreds of Bangladeshi-origin Muslim families. More than 50 bulldozers were deployed to remove the structures. Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Dibakar Nath said nearly 550 families, comprising about 4,500 people, had been occupying the area. Notice was served to the fami

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