“Beef head” incident at Dhubri: Assam CM orders shoot-at-sight, 38 detained

Following reports of a Hindu temple being desecrated, Assam Chief 

Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded to the escalating communal tensions by imposing shoot-at-sight orders in the state's Dhubri district, which borders Bangladesh. Sarma declared that the act of hurling a cow's head close to a temple 

should never have happened while touring areas affected by violence. He also promised that those involved would face severe consequences.

In an overnight crackdown following the "beef head" incident, Sarma 

posted on X that 38 persons had been apprehended by the police. "I went to Dhubri today to assess the situation, and will go again if 

necessary," the Chief Minister wrote in a post on X. No one has to live in terror, I told the people of Dhubri. The government of Assam is on your side.

The police have arrested 38 people in an overnight crackdown after the "beef head" incident, Sarma said in a post on X. In a post on X, the Chief Minister wrote, “I went to Dhubri today to assess the situation, and will go again if necessary. I assured the people of Dhubri that no one needs to live in fear. Assam government is with you."

Sarma declared that members of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 

and Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be stationed in the district during his Friday visit to Dhubri 

to assess the situation. Anybody who engaged in inciting violence or stone-pelting would be detained, he continued, and anyone who tried to break 

the law would face harsh consequences. The Chief Minister clarified that Dhubri's law and order situation has been strained for more than a week.

Sarma reaffirmed at the end of his visit that community organizations 

seeking to cause instability in the area would not be allowed.

He declared, "Shoot-at-sight orders will remain in effect in Dhubri throughout the night." "Police must take decisive action against anyone attempting to incite 

unrest."