The Hynñiewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation (HITO) has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, through the Governor of Meghalaya, seeking his immediate intervention over what it termed as “human rights violations” arising from the ongoing Assam-Meghalaya border dispute.

In its memorandum, HITO alleged repeated encroachments by the Assam government into areas under the jurisdiction of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council, claiming that such actions have led to “daily hardships, destruction of property, and threats to livelihood” for residents in border villages.

The organisation cited past incidents such as the 2009 Langpih massacre and the 2022 Mukroh firing as evidence of “state-sponsored aggression” and accused Assam of disregarding regional agreements and historical b

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