Troops �hunt� sick deer, resentment in Ramfalbeel >From our Correspondent KOKRAJHAR, March 10: A great deal of sensation prevails at Ramfalbeel, near here, following the killing of a deer, this time, not by poachers, but by gun-totting uniformed men today. The troops of the 16th Sikh Light Infantry, stationed at Patgaon under Serfanguri police station in Kokrajhar district, shot dead Rani, a female deer which had been brought up by the Ramfalbeel Anchalik Committee of the ABSU with care, following an earlier injury. The deer was grazing near the roadside at Ramfalbeel, when the incident happened.
Soon after killing the deer, the Armymen took it forcibly to their camp. Since the unusual killing took place near Ramfalbeel HS School, an HSLC examination venue, the examination was disrupted for half-an-hour as the students started making a hue and cry. A case has been registered against the Army at Serfanguri police station. Kokrajhar SP VK Ramisetty, while confirming the incident, said that despite request by the police, the Army has not returned the body of the deer yet. He said that the police would take action against the concerned Army personnel. Meanwhile, the Ramfalbeel ABSU unit, while condemning the Army action, demanded the immediate return of Rani�s body so that they could cremate it. A number of NGOs have condemned the incident. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
