As per reports, tensions rose along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Wednesday (25 June) after a mob of around 400 people from Meghalaya uprooted saplings and dismantled wooden structures erected during a plantation drive by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) of Assam in Lapangap village.

• The hill where the plantation drive was carried out is claimed by both Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district and Assam’s Karbi Anglong district, marking it a sensitive flashpoint in the long-standing inter-state border dispute. Police were deployed and the situation is now under control.
• Police and administrative officials from both states visited the site. Assam Police reportedly fired tear gas shells during the unrest. Meghalaya’s border magistrates and civic officials are currently maintaining a security presence to prevent further escalation.
• A peace meeting has been scheduled for Thursday (26 June), with the district administrations aiming for village-level talks involving local headmen and councils to find an amicable solution and maintain status quo.