Tag: Assam forceful eviction

By Muslim Mirror Network New Delhi: An independent fact-finding report has said that the people forcefully evicted from Assam’s Dholpur were not illegal migrants and that the affected families had legacy documents dated before 1971. The forceful eviction of the poor Muslims had drawn global outrage after visuals of the police action during the eviction drive showed a photographer jumping on the body moment after he was shot allegedly in police firing. The study, ‘Dhalpur-The Truth Behind’ by Guwahati-based Centre for Minority Studies, Research and Development (CMSRD) was carried out by 14...