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INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Arunachal Pradesh<br />
to face racial discrimination from the State<br />
government. The State government also<br />
continued to remain a mute witness and<br />
sometimes, encouraged the activists of All<br />
Arunachal Pradesh Students Union<br />
(AAPSU) to take law into their hands.<br />
On 4 June 2004 the <strong>for</strong>est officials<br />
from Diyun Forest Range and the police<br />
personnel <strong>for</strong>cibly evicted the 25 Chakma<br />
families from their homes at Madakka<br />
Nallah 9 (Sokna Nallah) village under<br />
Diyun Circle in Changlang district. This<br />
was despite the fact that various<br />
departments of the State government had<br />
recognized the village and approved<br />
projects to provide electricity connections<br />
and water supply. The police personnel<br />
demolished the houses with elephants and<br />
damaged the crops. Villagers including<br />
children were <strong>report</strong>edly beaten up and 3<br />
women, namely, Smt Ananda Lata<br />
Chakma (29), who was 16 weeks<br />
pregnant, Smt. Biresh Pudi Chakma and<br />
Smt. Lakhi Pudi sustained injuries by the<br />
beating by police. All three had to be<br />
rushed to Tinsukia in Assam <strong>for</strong> urgent<br />
medical attention. In its reply to a<br />
complaint of <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Human</strong><br />
<strong>Rights</strong> be<strong>for</strong>e the National <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong><br />
Commission, State Home Secretary<br />
replied that since the victim “was still<br />
pregnant, and there was no abortion”,<br />
there was basically no torture but only<br />
scuffle.<br />
Following the abduction and<br />
subsequent murder of Innaolaong Singpho,<br />
a Zila Parishad Member, allegedly by<br />
miscreants belonging to Chakma<br />
16<br />
community on 3 December 2004, the<br />
AAPSU turned the murder into a<br />
communal issue10 and unleashed fresh<br />
atrocities. One Madan Hajong was killed,<br />
dozens were injured and 33 Chakma houses<br />
were torched by AAPSU led activists.<br />
At about 8 p.m. on the night of 6<br />
December 2004, a group of about 25 locals<br />
from Dirak Pathar under Bordumsa Circle<br />
in Changlang district led by AAPSU<br />
activists burnt down 15 Chakma houses at<br />
Beghenabari village. Many Chakmas were<br />
beaten up. One Lakkhan Chakma<br />
sustained multiple deep wounds.<br />
On 7 December 2004, Bolanath<br />
Chakma and Kemcha Chakma from<br />
Maitripur village were attacked by<br />
AAPSU activists while returning after<br />
selling chilies at Bardumsa bazaar. They<br />
were tortured till they became senseless.<br />
Presuming that the victims were dead, the<br />
AAPSU activists put their bodies into the<br />
sacks, which the victims had used <strong>for</strong><br />
carrying the chilies, and dumped into a<br />
drain. After couple of hours, the victims<br />
regained their consciousness and managed<br />
to reach home.<br />
On 9 December 2004, the AAPSU<br />
activists <strong>report</strong>edly set ablaze 18 houses of<br />
Chakma tribal families at Dhumpathar<br />
village under Diyun Circle. The AAPSU<br />
activists also robbed the residents of their<br />
cash and valuables and took away their<br />
domestic livestocks like goats, pigs and<br />
chickens. The Indian Reserve Battalion<br />
personnel <strong>report</strong>edly assisted the AAPSU<br />
activists. 11<br />
At about 4 p.m. on 12 December 2004,