Guwahati: Assam government pays rupees 50 lakh to the family of terror victim Suman Swargiary, the Assam Rifles jowan, who was killed in an ambush attack by terrorists along with seven others including the commanding officer of the unit in Churachandpur locality of Manipur on 13 November last.
State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday visited the residence of martyred rifleman of AR at Thekerakuchi Kanhibari village of Barama locality in Baksa district of western Assam and handed over the cheque to the Swargiary’s wife as a mark of honour to the great sacrifice. Earlier, he placed a wreath at the portrait of soldier Swargiary and offered his tribute to the martyr.
Two terror outfits namely People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) claimed responsibility for the ambush attack at an area near to Sehken village under Behiang police station, where besides Swargiary, a commanding AR officer colonel Viplav Tripathi along with his wife-son duo, soldiers NK Nayak, RP Meena and Shyamal Das died on the spot.
The convoy was returning from a forward camp near the Indo-Myanmar international border, when the rebels first exploded an improvised device on the road and then started indiscriminate firing on them. Some injured soldiers were admitted into Behiang primary health centre and also an Imphal hospital.
From President Ramnath Kovind to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah to Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, every one strongly condemned the attack on the AR convoy. Paying homage to those soldiers and family members who have been martyred, PM Modi said in a tweet, “Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of sadness.”
CM Sarma, as per requests from the locals in Barama, directed the PWD Department to take urgent steps for construction of the road to the village. He also informed that the road will be named after Suman Swargiary. At the same time, Sarma declared that a rural stadium would be built at Hirimba Bodo high school, where Swargiary was enrolled as a student.
Assam government pays rupees 50 lakh to martyred AR rifleman’s family
