Clashes erupt at Assam-Arunachal border; CM Sarma urges peace

Fresh clashes erupted along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in the Dhemaji district on Thursday, prompting police to fire into the air to control the mob. The situation became tense after an Assam student organisation launched an indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma called for peace after reports of the clashes emerged.