A day after a man was killed in a violent clash near the Assam-Meghalaya border, Meghalaya Chief Minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma appealed for peace and urged residents not to resort to violence.

Speaking from Imphal during a two-day visit to Manipur, Sangma described the incident as “unfortunate” and linked it to long-standing “differences in terms of the border between Assam and Meghalaya.”

The clash took place on Thursday in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district, where a dispute over paddy harvesting turned violent. According to Assam Police, residents from Meghalaya allegedly began harvesting crops in an area claimed by both states, prompting opposition from villagers in Tapat under Hamren police station. The confrontation escalated into a scuffle, leaving one person dead and

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