Assam lifted travel restrictions to Meghalaya on Sunday, five days after they were imposed in the aftermath of violence in a disputed area along the interstate border, according to police.
According to a senior police officer, vehicles from Assam are now permitted to enter Meghalaya.
“Wherever necessary, vehicles are being escorted. In other vulnerable areas, police patrolling has been provided,” he stated.
Following the incident on Tuesday, the Assam Police issued an advisory advising people to avoid travelling to the neighbouring state.
After a truck allegedly laden with illegally felled timber was intercepted by forest guards from Assam in the early hours of Tuesday, violence erupted at Mukroh village near the disputed border between the two states in West Karbi Anglong district, killing six people – five tribal villagers from Meghalaya and an Assam forest guard.