On December 13, a oil tanker driver was wounded when unidentified assailants, suspected to be anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) protesters set the tanker on fire at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District, reports Times of India. The driver later died on December 14.
A United Liberation Front of Asom-Pro Talks Faction (ULFA-PTF) leader Jiten Dutta was detained at Digboi in Dibrugarh District for his alleged role in violence during the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Times of India on December 15.
Additionally, India Today adds that in Assam, Police have arrested 175 people and detained 1,460 protesters. Moreover, on December 15, curfew in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District was relaxed from 0900Hrs to 1800Hrs and in Dibrugarh District curfew has been relaxed from 0800Hrs to 1800Hrs.
Separately, a Government official stated that “We are trying to identify those who instigated violence during protests that began on Tuesday, adds Times of India December 15. He also added that “We hope we will be able to withdraw the suspension of internet services and lift the curfew by Monday (December 16)”.
Earlier All Assam Students Union (AASU) stated on that they would restrict protests until 1700Hrs so that miscreants would not indulge in violence at night, adds Times of India on December 15.