On June 16, tensions arose in Kathan village in Wakro circle of Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh when hundreds of Chakma settlers came to the village and allegedly resorted to blank firing to threaten the local residents, reports The Arunachal Times. The tension was diffused following Police intervention. According to sources, Chakmas along with machetes and locally-made guns called khanwa came at the village and started pelting stones to protest against desecration of the Buddha temple established in the area. However, the villagers claimed that the Chakma settlers had encroached on Mishmi land and secretly built the temple on it which the Chakmas claimed that the area comes under the designated Chakma village of Boddisatta-I, II and III. The claim of residents of Kathan has also been supported by the Lohit District Police who stated that according to a traditional boundary settlement between the Mishmi and the Singpho communities on 6 April, 2021, the mentioned area falls under the Mishmi community land. Also, All-Arunachal Pradesh Student’s Union (AAPSU) and All Mishmi Students’ Union (AMSU) strongly condemned the incident and have questioned the State Government’s stand on the rampant encroachment by Chakmas on Mishmi land.