Assam: More than 1,100 Muslim families evicted in three districts in two-day demolition drive

What happened: The Assam government demolished homes of more than 600 Muslim families in the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest in Nagaon district on Sunday, the second day of a drive that followed Saturday evictions in three districts. Key numbers: 547 families evicted Saturday: 336 in Nagaon, 59 in Golaghat, 152 in Hojai. Lutumari families lived on more than 300 hectares for decades. Why it matters: Affected residents say they were settled by the government and are not encroachers, and that they challenged the eviction in the Gauhati High Court.

Eviction of over 1,100 Muslim families in two-day demolition drive in Assam forests.

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